Tens of thousands of homes left without electricity as heavy snow and winds grip the Balkans
Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina lost access to electricity on Tuesday as heavy snow and winds battered the Balkan region.
Roads were blocked and traffic faced major disruptions as access to several towns and villages was completely blocked.
Authorities in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia banned the movement of heavy vehicles and imposed limited traffic levels on all affected roads.
The storms have affected all of Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
Across the Balkans, authorities issued travel warnings after avalanches forced the closure of major roads. Officials also advised citizens to stay home and avoid travel when possible.
Local media say more than 150,000 homes in Bosnia lost power after storms damaged power lines causing them to fail. The failure is said to have caused many of those homes to lose access to heat and water.
Northwestern and western Bosnia were hit hardest by the storm. Residents there were left without clean drinking water and schools across the region were closed for the second day in a row.
Regional television network N1 said dozens of vehicles were stuck in the snow for 10 hours in western Bosnia before they could continue their journeys.
The northwestern Bosnian town of Drvar was also completely cut off from the outside world, according to its local officials. The snow there has piled up on roads and highways making it impossible to use cars and railways. Authorities in Drvar declared a state of emergency as they continue to fight to clear the snow.
And in Slovenia, the search for an injured Hungarian climber in the Alps, north of the capital Ljubljana, was suspended due to strong winds.
However, rescuers were able to reach his female companion on Monday and transferred her to a hospital for medical evaluation and treatment.
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