Gale-force winds of up to 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) slammed into Greece from the west, and meteorologists warned about the possibility of a cyclone in the Ionian Sea. The high winds forced ferries to remain in port Thursday, severing Greek islands’ connection to the mainland. Authorities in the Saronic municipality near Athens, on the Ionian island of Zakynthos and the Aegean islands of Tinos, Andros and Mykonos ordered schools to remain shut. On the western island of Kefallonia, several villages were evacuated as wildfire was being fanned by the strong winds. The Institute of Geodynamics, meanwhile, said an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck off the western coast of southern Greece.

Source: National Post September 27, 2018 09:17 UTC