Tag: pletvar
Macedonia 17.06.23 | 10:49

Prilep and Bitola cut off after rains and landslides near Pletvar

Prilep and Bitola are cut off from the main north – south highway, after heavy rains flooded the road and caused landslides near Pletvar. The road, leading from Veles to Prilep, was declared closed this morning, as crews are trying to remove the debris. Construction of the planned expressway at...

Macedonia 01.02.22 | 18:35

Road crews still struggling to clear up snow from the key mountain passes

Even though the snow fall today was relatively light, national road crews are still struggling to keep the key mountain passes clean. The situation is especially difficult on the Pletvar pass north of Prilep, on the Gevgelija – Strumica road near Valandovo and on the Straza pass between Gostivar...

Macedonia 05.08.21 | 21:10

Fire closes Pletvar pass for traffic

The fires in the Prilep region are one of the three most critical points in Macedonia at the moment, the director of the CMC, Stojance Angelov and his associates said at Thursday’s press conference. They say that for now it is not possible to say the exact number of fires in the country, because...

Macedonia Economy 11.03.21 | 14:44

Tobacco farmers blocked the Pletvar pass to protest low prices

Tobacco farmers from Prilep blockaded the Pletvar mountain pass today for two hours, protesting the exceptionally low prices they were given for this year’s harvest. They blame the Government for failing to stop cigarettes companies from undervaluing the crops, and insist that good quality tobacco...