A Meter of Snow in Macedonia, the First Snow in Rome in Six Years (Photos and Video)

The Balkans are covered by a cold wave, including the coastal strip of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. Snow fell in Rome, and the Colosseum was closed.

The bad weather in the neighboring countries has created problems at the border points. The situation at the border with Greece and with Macedonia is the most serious.

At the border crossing point of Kulata - Promahon no trucks are allowed to move for Greece due to heavy snowfall in our southern neighbor.

Macedonian border authorities have ceased the two-way oversight of trucks at Deve Bair.

In some places in Macedonia the snow cover reaches over one meter, the Skopje capital is blocked, comments on the winter environment in the country, the Skopje newspaper Vecer, noting that a ban on traffic is on almost all directions.

The snow cover in Mavrovo, where in the morning was measured at a temperature of minus 8 degrees, is 73 cm. In Lazarpole, the accumulated snow exceeded one meter. Difficulties in transport exist throughout the country and especially in the capital Skopje, writes "Evening".

Montenegrin meteorologists report that the snow cover in Jabljak is almost one meter. Snow falls also in the capital Podgorica, as well as in the towns of Cetine, Kolshin, Shavnik, Rozai, Bielo Pole and others. places.

In Bijeasnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the snow cover is almost 2 meters. The thermometers dropped to minus 16 degrees in Han Peaksak and -11 in Tuzla tonight.

It is also snowing in Serbia.

Many areas in Greece are caught in heavy snow and torrential rain has created transport problems on the roads in Attica, including the capital, the Greek media reports.

Schools in northern Greece are closed today. There are ice on the roads, and authorities are urging...