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A strong storm hits parts of Greece, disrupting traffic and closing schools


Schools were closed Friday in Athens, which was ravaged by also hits other parts of caused by Schools closed in Athens

The storm led to the temporary closure of the highway leading to the city of Corinthia.

Tsegas added to public television that military vehicles had been called in to open the roads.

The storm reached its worst on Thursday when the authorities were forced to cancel a match in the European Basketball League, between Olympiacos Piraeus and Fenerbahce in Turkey.

Damage Huge

The National Observatory of Athens recorded a total of 245 mm of rain between Thursday and Friday in western Athens.

Nikos Chrysoilos, Deputy Mayor of Athens for Climate Affairs, told the radio that "The phenomenon is very severe, but so far, we have not recorded any serious damage in Athens".

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