Thessalonik – Newest Greece Crisis ‘Tzfardei’a’: Millions Of Frogs Shut Down Major Greek Highway

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    Tiny frogs swarm on the side of the Egnatia highway in northern Greece,  on Wednesday, May 26 2010. Officials closed the key northern highway for two hours near the town of Langadas after what police called "a carpet of frogs" covered the road. Three cars skidded off the highway but no human injuries were reported.Police said the amphibians probably left a nearby lake to look for food. (AP Photo/Aggelioforos, Pavlos Makridis) Thessalonik – Greek officials say a horde of frogs has forced the closure of a key northern highway for two hours.

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    Thessaloniki traffic police chief Giorgos Thanoglou says “millions” of the amphibians covered the tarmac Wednesday near the town of Langadas, some 12 miles east of Thessaloniki.

    “There was a carpet of frogs,” he said.
    The crushed remains of thousands of tiny frogs stain the Egnatia highway in northern Greece, after the tarmac was covered by a horde of small amphibians on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Officials closed the key northern highway near the town of Langadas for two hours after what police called "a carpet of frogs" covered the road. Police said the amphibians probably left a nearby lake to look for food. (AP Photo/Aggelioforos, Pavlos Makridis)

    Authorities closed the highway after three car drivers skidded off the road trying to dodge the frogs. No human injuries were reported.

    Thanoglou said the amphibians probably left a nearby lake to look for food.


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Next is (Kinim) -Lice .

    Midrash
    Midrash
    13 years ago

    It all started when one guy struck one frog.

    Shaul in Monsey
    Shaul in Monsey
    13 years ago

    Mah rabu maasecha Hashem…

    night-activity
    night-activity
    13 years ago

    looks like some collage closed down due the economy (bio lab) ok so please next time donate it to satmer camp for night activity ? don’t worry they won’t eat it up……

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Its mamesh a maka!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Watch out for kinim. They already shed dam when their economy melted down.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Not looking forward to Kinim.

    Aryeh
    Aryeh
    13 years ago

    Interesting that this comes weeks after the shul was desecrated by anti Semites…Salonika was at one time known as a Jewish Port, and was closed on Shabbos and Yom Tov.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Poor frogs, they had no chance against those heavy vehicles.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    The cars should have played leapfrog.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    There economy is in the RED (that’s maka’s DAM.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    not really sure why they had to close the road. was it because of unsafe driving conditions or the millions of kermits hopping around?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    “3 drivers skidded off the highway to avoid the frogs” whats the frogs gonna do, make a dent in your car? stupid greek drivers…

    mordchai
    mordchai
    13 years ago

    There isn’t one smart greek businessman out there, to catch all the frogs, sell them to the French(the french love frog legs, and its not our fault), and with the proceeds pay off the debt Greece is in.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Hmmmmmmm… Greece, the country with the most anti-Israel record in Europe. Economic meltdown, frogs. Is there a message here?

    Letz
    Letz
    13 years ago

    The way the roads look now, they’re changing the name from Greece to Grease.

    Anon Ibid Opcit
    Anon Ibid Opcit
    13 years ago

    I feel sorry for the poor little frogs

    FVNMS
    FVNMS
    13 years ago

    Happened to me once… wait they were roaches… wait it didn’t happen to me….

    shlomo zalman
    shlomo zalman
    13 years ago

    This supports the theory that all supposed supernatural events in the Tanach are natural events that occurred at an opportune moment. Bottom line, the world works according to the laws of nature and the common concept of “miracles” is false.

    Neviah
    Neviah
    13 years ago

    This usually means an earthquake is coming. It happened in China also. Animals are more sensitive to their surroundings. There are volcanoes within this region.

    http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/region.cfm?rnum=01