Seven hikers rescued from Mount Olympus
[Intime News]
Seven hikers stranded on Mount Olympus amid a severe thunderstorm were rescued on Wednesday night.
The hikers, four Greeks and three Israelis, were found by by a Special Disaster Unit (EMAK) rescue team between the area of Prionia and the mountain refuge Zolota.
The hikers had received a permit by the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (OFYPEKA) to enter the national park despite a ban put in place due to the adverse weather conditions that have been affecting Greece in the last 48 hours.
