Snow and stormy winds close schools and roads, and cut power in some Balkan countries
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- Severe weather including stormy winds, rain, and snow has caused school closures, power outages, and traffic disruptions in several Balkan countries. Authorities reported wind speeds up to 141 kph, fallen trees, and damaged infrastructure. Experts noted potential links between the extreme weather and climate change.
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“The wind occasionally reached up to 120 kmp (74 mph), meteorologist Petra Mikus Jurković said”
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“Snow and stormy winds close schools and roads, and cut power in some Balkan countries”
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“Stormy winds, rain and snow have closed schools and left thousands of people without electricity in some Balkan countries while snarling traffic throughout the region and pulling out trees and ripping off rooftops”
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“Photos on local media and social networks showed fallen trees in Zagreb, pulled out by their roots, some blocking streets or damaging parked cars”
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“Authorities there also suspended classes Friday in primary and secondary schools because of bad weather”
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“A number of roads in the area were blocked with fallen trees as emergency crews worked through the night to clear the debris”
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“Snowy conditions and winds have led to frequent traffic accidents, warned the country auto-club, or HAK”
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“Such lasting, strong, stormy wind is not common for the Zagreb area”
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“Experts say that extreme weather conditions can be linked to climate change”
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“Problems with electricity supplies and snow have prompted local authorities to suspend school classes until the situation improves”
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“Windy conditions, with snow have been reported even in some lower parts of the Alpine nation, in the south”
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“Roads in northwestern Bosnia were closed for heavy vehicles due to the snowfall”
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“More than 15,000 people have been left without electricity in the affected areas”
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“Authorities issued weather alerts for dozens of municipalities in northern and north-western Slovenia as wind speeds reached 141 kph (87 mph) in some areas”
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“Winds swept through the capital of Zagreb on Thursday afternoon and overnight, crashing trees, damaging city tram lines and roofs”
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