Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologises as drivers are trapped on motorway, schools close and power is cut The Greek prime minister has apologised for the state’s lack of preparedness to deal with a snowstorm that left thousands of people stranded in their cars in Athens. The unprecedented spectacle of elite forces being called in to evacuate motorists trapped in vehicles along the capital’s main ring road left the government reeling as the damage was still being calculated in the wake of Monday’s storm. Continue reading...