Schools in the regional unit of Florina will remain closed on Monday due to the severe weather conditions and snowfall during the night. The decision applies to all levels of education, with the exception of kindergartens that will operate normally.
The municipal authorities took the above decision to safeguard the safety of students and teaching staff.
Regarding the situation in the road network, anti-skid chains are needed in the mountainous provincial network throughout western Macedonia, while vehicle movement on the Egnatia highway is taking place without problems.
Since last night, snow removal machines from the region have been operating throughout the national and provincial network to avoid any problems.

Snow in areas near the city of Thessaloniki; schools closed

Mountainous and semi-mountainous areas in Thessaloniki were also covered with snow on Monday.

More specifically, snow fell during the night in Chortiatis, Panorama, Retziki, Melissochori, Oreokastro and in villages of the municipality of Lagada, where the landscape is more reminiscent of Christmas than Easter. Snowflakes also fell in Derveni and Eptapyrgio.

Due to the snowfall in the mountainous areas of Thessaloniki, traffic was interrupted on the provincial roads of Chortiatis - Agios Vasilios and Melissochori - Oreokastro. However, vehicle traffic is proceeding without problems on the Thessaloniki Peripheral Road, as well as on the central road axes of the city.

Schools of all levels of education in the municipality of Lagada will remain closed.

Snowfall was also recorded in the mountainous areas of Halkidiki, where schools in the municipal units of Zervochoria, Polygyros, Vrastamo and Taxiarchis will remain closed.

Meanwhile, the Civil Protection provided guidelines to citizens urging them to be particularly careful and ensure that self-protection measures are taken.
The General Secretariat of Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has informed the competent state services involved, as well as the regions and municipalities of the country, so that they are on increased civil protection readiness, in order to immediately address the impacts of the severe weather phenomena.