meeting for the upcoming bad weather took place today at the Ministry of Climate Crises and Civil Protection under the leadership of Minister Christos Stylianidis.

Messages have already been sent from 112 in areas of western Greece such as Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Achaia. At the same time, the meeting decided to activate 112 to send warning messages to residents, depending on the development of phenomena in specific areas.

Minister Chr. Stylianidis stressed that the entire civil protection mechanism has already been put on high alert to deal immediately with any problems arising from impending severe weather events.

The General Secretariat for Civil Protection and ESCEDIC have already informed the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and all interested competent state bodies, regions and municipalities of the country, as well as all the country’s highway concessionaires, to be in full combat readiness. .

At the same time, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection is strongly advising citizens (in addition to guidelines 112) to exercise extreme caution, limit their movements to the extreme necessary in areas where severe weather events are expected, and take all necessary self-protection measures in accordance with the instructions of the Chief public health administration.

Zakynthos in alarm – schools closed tomorrow

The local authorities in Zakynthos are vigilant while it has been decided that the island’s schools will remain closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 26th.

Torrential rains have already created minor problems on the provincial road network, and storm winds of 8 to 9 Beaufort may cause coastal ferry routes from Zakynthos to Kyllini to be banned.

The Civil Protection Service of the Regional Unity of Zakynthos addresses “an appeal to all residents of Zakynthos, if and when severe weather events occur in places, such as heavy rains and stormy winds, to avoid unnecessary movements, especially in areas of risk. landslides and local flood events.

Snowfalls and minor problems in Trikala

Rockfalls in the mountain range and ground subsidence in some parts of the Trikala regional subdivision have been recorded in the last few hours in the area as a result of heavy rains.

According to APE-MPE, Deputy Governor of Trikala, Christos Michalakis, it is snowing at over 1200 meters, without any problems on the national and provincial road network, and 15 Trikala PE vehicles are participating in the snow clearing project.

Intense rainfall caused subsidence of the ground in part of the site of the St. Varlaam Monastery in Meteora.

Macedonia counts its wounds and expects new rains

The weather in Central Macedonia today is in recession, a few hours before the start of the next wave of bad weather (from noon) with rain and snow, which will last until noon Friday.

According to Babis Stergiadis, head of the Department of Civil Protection of the Central Macedonia region, the recovery process in areas affected by heavy rains in previous days is ongoing.

He told APE-MPE that “committees of engineers are visiting the flood-affected areas of Central Macedonia for government assistance” while “they are heading to Pella Prefecture to inspect the damage and start filing claims for compensation.”

At the same time, according to him, the design equipment is carrying out restoration work after the flood in Skidra, Almopia and Giannitsa, as well as in Kilkis (in Griva and Kastaneri), as well as in Pieria (in Karitsa and Leptokarya). Cleanups from the Region are also carried out in Imathia, in Rema Krasopoulou.

In the meantime, the region has already started snow removal in the areas of the ski centers of Central Macedonia, and there is enough salt in the warehouses located in all regional divisions. “There are about 6,500 tons of salt in warehouses throughout Central Macedonia,” said Mr. Stergiadis, adding that the services and equipment of the project are fully prepared and on alert, while all construction sites in all prefectures have been examination.

Regarding the development of weather phenomena, he said that in the afternoon it will rain all over Central Macedonia, but not as hard as yesterday. However, several snowfalls are expected tomorrow in areas with a height of up to 300-400 meters. Most of them, he said, concern the mountainous regions, since it is possible that snow will fall in Chortiatis tonight and all day tomorrow, with a decrease in phenomena on Friday at noon.

Addressing the citizens, due to another wave of bad weather, the head of the Civil Protection Department of the Central Macedonia region recommended special attention, especially from tonight to Friday. According to him, drivers should equip cars with anti-skid chains and drive at low speed in areas where frost is possible in the morning.

Finally, he noted that they should avoid driving through the Irish crossings during heavy rain.

EMY Emergency Bulletin

The weather is expected to worsen with heavy rains and storms, snowfall, gale-force winds and a drop in temperature from today to Friday (27), according to the updated weather hazard bulletin released today by the National Weather Service (EMY). -01- 2023).

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• Heavy rains and storms are forecast for the Ionian Islands (mainly Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Lefkada and Ithaca), the northwest Peloponnese, western Sterea and gradually Epirus.
• Snowfall will occur in the continental highlands and semi-mountains, which will be thick in places from early evening:
  • in western Macedonia.
  • In Epirus (approximate altitude 500 meters and above).
  • In the western parts of central Macedonia and in the western and northern parts of Thessaly (approximate altitude 600-700 meters and above).
  • In the western and central Sterea (approximate height 600-700 m and above).
• Southerly winds will hit Ionian at 8 in places and possibly temporally at 9 on the Beaufort scale.

• Heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast:
  • Until noon in the Ionian Islands, in Epirus, western Sterea and the western part of the Peloponnese.
  • From the morning hours in the east of the Peloponnese and gradually in central Sterea and Thessaly with a weakening in the afternoon.
  • From noon hours in the eastern Sterea (including Attica), Evia and Sporades weakens towards evening.
  • From noon in the Cyclades and in central and eastern Macedonia.
  • From early evening in Thrace and on the islands of the eastern Aegean.
• Snowfall will occur in continental mountainous peninsular areas and locally in areas in the north with relatively lower altitude, thick in places:
  • In western Macedonia, central Macedonia and Epirus (at an approximate height of 400-500 meters and above).
  • In Thessaly (with an approximate height of 500-600 meters and above).
  • In the western and central Sterea (approximate height 700-800 m and above).
  • From early evening in eastern Macedonia and Thrace (estimated altitude 400-500 meters and above).
• The south wind in the Aegean Sea will gradually increase to 8 points, and in some places up to 9 points on the Beaufort scale.

1. Heavy rains and storms are predicted until the morning in Thrace and the eastern Cyclades and until noon on the eastern islands of the Aegean and the Dodecanese.
2. Snowfall will occur in the continental semi-mountainous regions, in some places in Thrace (estimated height of 500-600 meters and above) it will be thick until the morning hours.
3. Winds will reach the eastern Aegean in places in the morning from 8 to 9 Beaufort.