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The government has advised people to avoid non-essential travel and work from home whenever possible to avoid the chaos caused by last winter's heavy snowfall, for which authorities have been heavily criticized. A winter storm brought snow to the Greek capital Athens, closing schools, kindergartens and courts and disrupting traffic and power supplies. The storm, named Barbara by Greek meteorologists, reached Athens yesterday afternoon after sweeping across northern Greece and the islands in the northern Aegean. Authorities have reopened roads to Athens International Airport, 30 km from the center, and the main artery connecting the city to Lamia in central Greece after being closed for several hours this morning. The National Civil Protection Service has warned that heavy snowfall is expected in the Attica region around Athens, which is unaccustomed to harsh winters. About 3,500 people were stuck in their cars on the Athens ring road and more than 200,000 homes and businesses we
