The roe deer is a protected animal species and its hunting is prohibited

Cloud cover will be variable across the country with limited rain and mountain snow mainly in the north, while stronger southeasterly winds affect the Ionian and visibility drops at times overnight and early morning.

According to the local council, the drought has caused serious problems for the police and the natural environment agency.

Traffic has been diverted creating significant congestion toward Western Macedonia, as large numbers of Greeks have departed Athens ahead of the Easter holiday.

The northern lights were visible across many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and even Greece, due to a severe (G4-level) geomagnetic storm.

A rare red aurora was reported across the night sky of much of northern Greece, Bulgaria and Italy, as earth experiences a strong geomagnetic storm that causes the northern lights to travel unusually far from the north pole