Low temperatures and heavy snowfall have caused serious disruption to Greek rail and air traffic, and ships have been confined to port because of gales, officials said.

According to weather forecasts, temperatures were expected Friday to stay below three 3 degrees Celsius (37 Fahrenheit) in the north of the country.

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