Severe snowfall has paralyzed daily life in north of Albania this Monday, blocking roads to remote areas. In the northeastern city of Dibra heavy snowfall and blizzards at higher elevations have made difficult the move towards the villages of “Bajram Curri-Valbonë”, “Kërrnaj-Pac-Shimshan” in Kukës, “Bogë-Qafë Thorë-Theth” and “Tamarë-Selcë-Vermosh”, in Shkodër. 

These roads, according to police, can be passed only with chain, while police advices to be avoided if possible.

In the ?av?at and Yusufeli districts, heavy snowfall and icy conditions led to the suspension of education on Dec. 16.

Local authorities from several institutions worked collaboratively to unblock the roads in the provinces.

As temperatures plummeted, teams intensified salting efforts to prevent ice formation while continuing to clear snow-blocked roads.