A snowstorm that swept by a number of Balkan international locations left over 200,000 houses in Bosnia and Herzegovina with out electrical energy for a second day on Wednesday, authorities reported.
Mainly in northwestern and central Bosnia, cities and villages suffered ongoing energy outages, the nation’s two energy utilities mentioned.
The snowfall had stopped Wednesday, when the Catholic inhabitants was celebrating Christmas, however many roads remained blocked, chopping off entry to cities and villages.
“Our teams are on site all the time, doing everything in their power,” Jelena Markovic, spokesperson for the Elektroprenos BiH distribution firm, mentioned. Most transmission traces have been in inaccessible areas, she mentioned.
In neighboring Croatia, emergency crews mentioned they rescued 48 individuals who had been buried within the snow within the central Lika area.
In Slovenia, authorities mentioned sturdy winds and snow made it unattainable for a rescue helicopter to succeed in a Hungarian hiker who has been stranded within the Alps since Sunday.
As many as 10,000 houses have been additionally with out electrical energy for a lot of Wednesday in western Serbia, the Tanjug news company quoted Ivan Spajic, the pinnacle of the division for emergencies within the city of Sabac as saying, though the problem was largely restored by late within the day.
Source: www.dailysabah.com