{"id":179337,"date":"2021-02-16T11:28:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T08:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/heavy-snowfall-blankets-athens-vaccinations-postponed\/"},"modified":"2021-02-16T11:28:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T08:28:07","slug":"heavy-snowfall-blankets-athens-vaccinations-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heavy-snowfall-blankets-athens-vaccinations-postponed\/","title":{"rendered":"#Heavy snowfall blankets Athens; vaccinations postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Heavy snowfall blankets Athens; vaccinations postponed<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\n Snow covers a tree in central Athens with the ancient Parthenon temple on the Acropolis hill seen in the background, early Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. A cold weather front has hit Greece, sending temperatures plunging from the low 20s degrees Celsius (around 70 Fahrenheit) on Friday to well below freezing on Monday, and seeing snowfall in central Athens. (AP Photo\/Petros Giannakouris)
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Unusually heavy snowfall has blanketed central Athens, with authorities warning residents particularly in the Greek capital’s northern and eastern suburbs to avoid leaving their homes Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Health authorities announced they were postponing all coronavirus vaccinations across the greater Athens region of Attica for Tuesday. One line of the Athens subway that runs partially above ground to the northern suburbs was halted, while most buses were withdrawn from the capital’s streets for safety reasons.<\/p>\n

Snowplows and salt trucks were cleaning the avenues of central Athens in an effort to keep them open to traffic.<\/p>\n

Snow is common in Greece’s mountains and in the north of the country, but much rarer in the capital, particularly heavy snow. On balconies and in the streets, some Athenians emerged cautiously outside, snapp<\/a>ing photos of the scene.<\/p>\n

Parts of Athens experienced electricity cuts from downed power lines that authorities said they were working to restore.<\/p>\n

The snowfall in the center of Athens began late Monday and continued through the night.<\/p>\n