Rainfall disrupts Athens traffic

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The dense rainfall connected Thursday caused important traffic disruptions crossed Athens.

Major avenues such arsenic Kifisias, Mesogeion and Vasilissis Konstantinou person go congested, with agelong delays reported. Similar conditions person been observed connected Kifisos Avenue successful some directions.

The traffic constabulary person urged drivers to workout caution and to debar unnecessary travel.

Public transport has besides been affected, with services connected Tram Line 7 suspended astatine respective points owed to flooding connected parts of the track.

According to tram relation STASY, the stations Loutra Alimou, 1st Agiou Kosma, 2nd Agiou Kosma and Elliniko are presently retired of service.

Meteorologists study that by Thursday evening the storms are expected to displacement toward Macedonia and Thrace.

On Friday, dense rains and thunderstorms are expected connected the eastbound Aegean islands and the Dodecanese.