Athens paralyzed; The Army rescue units on alert PHOTO / VIDEO

The most dramatic situation is on the Attiki Odos highway, the bypass around Athens that connects the capital with the airport, where hundreds of vehicles are currently still trapped, reports the Greek portal Kathimerini, as Blic finds out.
Rescue teams fought all night to free hundreds of drivers at a time when a storm named "Elpida" hit Greece and covered Athens with a thick layer of snow, Reuters reports.
Land rescue units with heavy machinery and ambulances are taking part in the rescue operation.

Snow day #Athens #χιονια pic.twitter.com/LmMivMWGZT

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Greek Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Stylianides blamed the company in charge of the road for such a situation on the bypass, stating that its leaders assured at several meetings with government representatives that they would have enough equipment to keep the road open to traffic.
"I think we need to establish responsibility. I will propose that to the prime minister," the minister said.

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Greek media showed footage of soldiers sharing food, water and blankets with some of the drivers as the temperature dropped overnight.

Greece sinks into snow chaos. Trains and cars are stuck. The military distributes blankets and food. pic.twitter.com/xDgnnLudiO

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Drivers trapped for hours

About 5.000 drivers spent hours trapped in cars at low temperatures on the Attiki Odos highway.
Some of the drivers said that...