Bad weather “Filippos”: Avoid unnecessary travel recommends Civil Protection

Recommendations to the citizens to be especially careful, taking care to take self-protection measures against the dangers arising from the occurrence of severe weather phenomena, the general secretariat of Civil Protection addresses due to the bad weather “Philip»Which will be maintained in the country until Sunday 13 March.

In particular, in areas where the occurrence of snow and frost is forecast, GGP recommends to the citizens:

If you are going to travel by car:

• To be informed about the weather and the condition of the road network

• Have anti-skid chains and a tank full of fuel in their vehicle

• Travel, if necessary, preferably during the day, preferring the main roads

• To inform their relatives about the route they are going to follow

• Change their travel schedule to avoid the onslaught of weather

• To faithfully follow the instructions of the locally competent bodies, such as Traffic, etc.

If they move on foot :

• Wear several layers of light clothing instead of heavy clothing and wear appropriate shoes to avoid injuries due to slipperiness.

• Avoid unnecessary movements during peak phenomena (heavy snowfall, frost conditions)

THE General Secretariat for Civil Protection (www.civilprotection.gr) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protectionhas informed the competent state services involved, as well as the regions and municipalities of the country, so that they are on increased alert for civil protection, in order to deal immediately with the effects of the occurrence of severe weather phenomena.

Still, according to Fire Departmentthe operational plan for dealing with the risks of snowfall and its accompanying phenomena remains in force, while the Fire Services of the areas where the phenomena are expected to occur, remain in a state of increased readiness and further escalation if necessary, in order to any problems.

For information and announcements on the prevailing situation and the passability of the road network due to snowfall and frost, citizens can visit its website the Greek police. www.astynomia.gr.

For more information and instructions on self-protection against severe weather conditions, citizens can visit the website of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection at www.civilprotection.gr.

For information regarding protection from severe weather conditions you can refer to the website and the official accounts of the Fire Brigade, Facebook and Twitter.

It is noted that according to Extraordinary Bulletin of Dangerous Weather Phenomena issued today by National Meteorological Service (EMY), the Extraordinary Bulletin of Dangerous Weather Phenomena issued on Tuesday 08-03-2022 and concerns the bad weather “Philip(“Filippos”), is updated according to the latest forecast data as follows: The bad weather that has the main characteristics of the very low temperatures for the season throughout the country, the locally strong frost in northern Greece and in places and at intervals Heavy snowfall in the eastern mainland and the Aegean, will continue until Sunday (13-03-2022).

Citizens can be informed daily about the development of exceptional weather phenomena in the regular weather reports of EMY and on the website of EMY in the electronic address www.emy.gr.

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