Snowstorm in Bosnia causes traffic chaos, leaves thousands of homes without power

Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia were without electricity on Tuesday after more heavy snow and wind that also brought traffic chaos in neighboring Croatia and Serbia. Parts of Bosnia faced a total halt of railway traffic because of the snow. Bosnia's state power company described the situation as “extremely hard” in some areas of the country. The weight of heavy snow brought down distribution lines which are hard to access due to snow drifts, the company said in a statement. Throughout the Balkans, authorities issued travel warnings as snow drifts closed some major routes, including sections of motorways in Croatia. Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia banned the movement of heavy vehicles and imposed limited traffic levels on affected roads.