Snowstorm chaos: 127,000 households without electricity in Bosnia!

Snowstorm chaos: 127,000 households without electricity in Bosnia!

A snowstorm devastates the Balkan region and leaves tens of thousands without electricity!

An icy handle has the Balkan states firmly in the strangle area! In Bosnia and Herzegovina, tens of thousands of households are without electricity after a devastating snowstorm. The violent snowfalls and stormy winds not only paralyzed the energy supply, but also ensured a traffic chaos in neighboring countries Croatia and Serbia!

"Despite tireless efforts to remedy the disorders, the situation of the power supply has deteriorated. Currently 127,000 meter points are without electricity," reported the Energy Caterer Electroprivreda BIH on Tuesday. Elekrokrjina, responsible for the Serbian communities in Bosnia, also reported that around 50,000 users are in the dark.

emergency in drvar!

The emergency was declared in West Bosnia! The municipality of Drvar is cut off from the outside world because all access and output paths are blocked. "The situation is extremely difficult. The snow falls incessantly. People are stranded in the snow," reported Jasna Pecanac, the President of the DRVAR municipal council, the local media.

The snow drifts in some villages around DRVAR reach dizzying heights of up to two meters! The violent snowfalls make the clearance work significantly more difficult. "We are calling for support for snow removal. All available machines are already in use," added Pecanac.

The authorities in the entire region have given travel warnings, while the snow drifts blocked some main traffic. Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia have banned the movement of heavy vehicles and restricted traffic on affected roads.

school closings and traffic chaos!

in Banja Luka, the second largest city of Bosnia and Herzegowina, were canceled school lessons due to the strong snowfall. A day before, around 70 primary and secondary schools in the UNA-SANA canton in the northwest of the country were exposed to the classes.

The rail connections in parts of Bosnia are also quiet. The state energy company described the situation in some regions as "extremely hard". The heavy, wet snow has caused the distribution lines to collapse that is difficult to access.

The regional news reported dozens of vehicles that stuck in the snow for over 10 hours before they could continue. In Slovenia, the search for an injured Hungarian hiker, who has been missing in the Alps north of the capital Ljubljana since Sunday, was discontinued due to strong winds. The rescuers were able to bring his female companion to safety on Monday.

In central Croatia, a mountain rescue team Skier used to reach a man who stuck in his car while he was on the way to a dialysis. "We brought him there in time," said Savior Dario Cindric.