After the first serious snow of the year, crews from the Macedonian Roads company were out today to keep the roads open. The company was largely prepared for hte snow, and the main mountain passes were kept open for vehicles, while Straza, Preseka, Gjavato and Mavrovo were closed for heavy vehicles only. Road...

Much of Macedonia, especially the higher elevation areas, are covered with snow, and many roads remain difficult to navigate. MEPSO and EVN Macedonia were able to restore power to the south-west of the country, where a number of cities, like Ohrid, Debar, Struga and Resen were left without electricity...

Motorists are warned to be careful on a number of mountain passes across Macedonia, as snow fell on the mountains. Straza and Gjavato passes and the entire Kicevo – Ohrid route are closed for trucks until the road crews can clean up the snow. Mountainous areas like Lazaropole and Poova Sapka are...

Road crews were able to clear some of the main mountain passes from the snow that keeps falling since Sunday morning. After initial bans for movement by heavy trucks, the Gjavato mountain pass between Bitola and Ohrid, and the road between Struga and the Albanian border crossing of Kafasan have been...