Greek media write about the fiasco, people freeze at home without electricity – SME.sk

ATHENS. Greek media write on “fiasco” on Tuesday, criticizing the government’s actions to address the problems caused by heavy snowfall Greece and other countries on Monday. This is reported by the AFP agency.

People are freezing

Newspapers include headlines such as “Snow-covered government” and reports of “mistakes that cause chaos.”

The Greek government has offered compensation of 2,000 euros to motorists who have been stranded in their cars on the highway for tens of hours, while another 1,000 euros are being offered to passengers who are stranded by train at a station north of Athens.

However, in addition to transport problems, the snowfall has also caused power outages in several parts of Athens. However, the resolution of these outages is still ongoing.

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“We haven’t slept all night, we feel like our toes and hands will fall off,” a woman in the suburbs of southern Athens told Greek Star TV. She added that she had no electricity for more than a day.

They also cancel flights

A homeless man died in Thessaloniki on Tuesday due to heart failure due to hypothermia. Heavy snowfall has also affected air traffic, with more than 30 domestic flights canceled on Wednesdays alone.

The snowfall hit other countries in southern Europe earlier this week and is causing problems. These countries on such the weather They are not used to, and traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists not using winter tires. In Greece, the army was even deployed to solve the problems caused by the snow.