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Greek authorities declared January 25 a day off because of the heavy snowfall that paralyzed the country, announced Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Stylianides during a briefing on the subject of bad weather, on Monday evening, TASS reports. 

According to Christos Stylianides, a day off has been declared on Tuesday in the [metropolitan area of] Attica, the island of Evia, the region of Boeotia, the islands of Cyclades, Sporades, Dodecanese and Crete, as these regions are declared high risk areas due to extreme weather conditions and the introduction of appropriate emergency measures. Employees of all public institutions will not work, with the exception of local government, security services, the armed forces, health facilities and public transport. Educational institutions of all levels, kindergartens, children's centers will also be closed in these areas, there will not even be remote classes.

The work of private enterprises is suspended. Only grocery stores, pharmacies and other health structures, gas stations, as well as organizations that assist in coping with the consequences of bad weather will work, the minister said.

On Monday, a strong cyclone Elpis struck Greece, bringing heavy snowfall and severely low temperatures. About a dozen Athens districts and suburbs, mostly in the northern region, were left without electricity and Internet because of broken wires on which tree trunks and branches fell. Dozens of technicians were sent to repair the damage, but for now, many homes remain without electricity, internet and individual heating.

Hundreds of cars are stuck in the snow on the Attiki Odos toll highway, which runs through the north of the capital and goes to Athens International Airport. Authorities have engaged firefighters and the army to evacuate drivers who have been in their cars for hours without food or heat. According to Stylianides, the drivers will be taken to six locations, from which they will be taken by bus to prepared hotels, where they will be given medical care if necessary.

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