Bad weather with rain and snow has engulfed the entire country. The road axis "Bypass-Qafë Murrizë" in Dibër has been blocked by the Traffic Police of Dibër and Tirana to avoid obstacles and blocking the road as a result of the high intensity of the snowfall. In this area, work is being done to clear the road from snow.
Even on the axis Fushë Arrëz - Iballe, in the segment Qafë Shari - Laku i Ballçit, the road is impassable due to snowfall and strong wind. While the road axis Qafë Thane - Librazhd has traffic difficulties for trucks, writes A2 CNN.
There was a lack of electricity in the Administrative Unit of Vau Deja, Hajmel, Vig Mnele, Temal and Shllak. The areas in Shale and Shosh are also without electricity. The circulation of vehicles in the region of Shkodra, in mountainous areas must be carried out with winter tires. The road axis Kire - Shosh is blocked due to landslides and snowfall.
In Fushë - Arrez, the thickness of the snow has reached 20 cm. The national roads are open, but traffic is chained, while the rural roads that connect the municipality of Fushe-Arrez with the Administrative Unit of Iballe and the surrounding villages up to Firzë are blocked.
In the district of Kukës, the national road axes are passable, where work continues on clearing the roads from snow and salting them.
Heavy snowfalls have aggravated the situation in the southeast of the country as well. In mountainous areas, the thickness of the snow ranges from 10 to 25 cm. In the deepest mountainous areas, there have been occasional power outages as a result of the wind and fallen poles.
Problematic situation in Qafë Thane, queues of vehicles and difficulties in going up and down the curves.
The captaincy of Vlora announced the suspension of sea navigation for small vessels and fishing vessels. While in the Port of Durrës, there will be no ferry service to Bari, nor vice versa. (A2 Televizion)