Schools shut down in northern Greece due to weather conditions

13:10 27/1/2014 - Πηγή: Matrix24

Snow and ice forced the shutdown of schools from Orestiada and Soufli in the Evros prefecture, northeastern Greece, to the greater Florina area in western Macedonia.
Furthermore, in some areas of western Macedonia, such as Amindeo, Serbia and Velvendo, the local authorities decided

that schools will open an hour later.
Icy conditions in the greater Serres area, northeast of Thessaloniki, called for the shutdown of schools in certain areas and created problems in rural roads, with affected municipalities salting roads to prevent accidents, Giorgos Karagiannidis, head of civil protection in Serres told ANA-MPA. He said traffic in the city of Serres was normal on Monday following a heavy snowfall overnight.
According to Karagiannidis, traffic across the entire national road network of Serres prefecture continued normally on Monday without any problems.
Long-distance KTEL buses, whose schedules were cancelled, have resumed their runs as of 11:00 am.

source: ΑΜΝΑ