greek highway company to pay 2000-euro for snowbound drivers

Attiki Odos, the largest highway around the capital Athens, was closed to traffic yesterday after multiple vehicles were stranded for more than 12 hours. While the company responsible for the highway apologized for what happened, it was decided to pay €2,000 per person to all drivers who stayed on the road, upon the request of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. While a part of the Attica region and some settlements in Euboea (Evia) are also without power due to the storm, teams from the Greek Electricity Distribution Network (HEDNO) continue to work to repair the damage.