Heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures have shut down schools, paralysed traffic and grounded airplanes in Greece and Turkey. Athens, Greece's capital, was covered in several centimetres of snow and the outskirts were cut off due to heavy snow and ice on the roads after two days of snowfall. The Acropolis, one of the capital's main tourist attractions, was closed on Monday as temperatures hovered around freezing. Officials at Athens international airport said only 35 flights had landed or taken off throughout morning and 160 flights had been cancelled. Many shops, offices...
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