Traffic on Athens-Thessaloniki highway partly restored

Traffic on the Lamia-Katerini highway, in the direction of Thessaloniki, has been restored while traffic from Katerini to Lamia, in the direction of Athens, is carried out only in the left lane.

The Greek police called on drivers to avoid unnecessary travel both on the national road network and on local roads where severe weather phenomena are observed or warnings have been issued.

A message via the emergency number 112 was sent to the residents of Sofades, Karditsa, and Pyli, Trikala, in order to avoid underground and ground floors in buildings.

The Operations Center of the Fire Department has received a total of 4,870 calls since Tuesday, September 5. Most of them mainly concern water pumping, tree cutting and removal of people to safe places.

Storm ‘Daniel’ which is sweeping across Greece with torrential rains and a high frequency of lightning, as well as strong winds in the Aegean will continue until Thursday afternoon, according to the National Meteorological Service (EMY).