PhotosThick Snow Blankets Greece As Authorities Struggle To Clear Blocked Roads
Thick Snow Blankets Greece As Authorities Struggle To Clear Blocked Roads
Greek authorities struggle to clear blocked roads and restore power to blacked-out parts of the Greek capital after heavy snowfall has caused major disruptions in Greece.
Updated: 27 Jan 2022 3:38 pm
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The ancient Acropolis hill is covered with snow in Athens, Greece. Heavy snowfall has disrupted air traffic in the Greek capital of Athens and in neighboring Turkey's largest city of Istanbul, while several Aegean islands and much of Turkey are blanketed by snow.
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The Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896, is covered with snow, after heavy snowfall, in Athens.
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The city of Athens with the ancient Acropolis hill is covered with snow after heavy snowfall.
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People walk on the snow-covered Syntagma square during snowstorm in Athens, Greece.
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A train passes by as Greek soldiers try to free a taxi stuck in snow, on the Attiki Odos motorway, following heavy snowfall, in Athens.
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A woman walks next busses stuck in snow following heavy snowfall, in Athens.
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A snow plow drives past abandoned vehicles trapped in snow on the Attiki Odos motorway, following heavy snowfall in Athens.
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A cyclist passes in front of cars covered with snow in northern Athens following heavy snowfall.
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A woman and a man enjoy snow at the main Olympic complex, in northern Athens, Greece,.
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People pass inside the snow-covered modern Agora walkway at the main Olympic complex, in northern Athens, Greece.