Thousands of people have been abandoned without electricity in the western Balkan after the initial snowfall, bringing widespread disruption on Friday.
Failing the heavy, wet ice blanket mountain and mountainous areas, power distribution lines and trees this week this week. Meanwhile, frequent rainfall in lower areas has increased the concerns of potential floods and mudslides.
More than half a meter of ice has already accumulated at high altitude, with meteorologist Slobodon Sovilz from the state’s hydromatoological service suggests that it can reach a record level for October.
“We have many areas without electricity due to broken trees and branches that have fallen on electricity lines,” AlekfarThe head of the Ivanjika municipality in Central Serbia said.
Officials said the south -western municipalities of Medvedeja and CRNA Trava were also left without drinking water and phone connections.
Many municipalities in Serbia took emergency measures to deal with the problems caused by snow.
In BosniaSeveral roads were closed on Friday due to snow. The authorities warned the drivers to be extra careful and reminded them to switch to the winter tire, which are mandatory from 1 November.
Jahorina Ski Center outside Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo It turned white after snowfall starting on Thursday, surprising the visitors.
A tourist Sandra Mejstorovic at the center said, “We came here in a flip-flop and now we need shoes and jackets.”
Experts Say that extreme weather conditions, such as unseasonal warm or cold mantra, may be associated with climate change.
on September, Western balcon Experienced temperatures up to 30 ° C (86 Fahrenheit). During summer waves, the temperature in summer crossed 40 ° C (104 Fahrenheit).
Meanwhile, in the UK, a weather warnings are issues of strong winds in the form of storm Amy.
The yellow weather is warned for most parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, due to hurricane Amy also bringing high winds and rains over the weekends in the rest of the UK.
As the first designated storm of the season sweep from the Atlantic, schools in Northern Ireland have stopped quickly and the boats from the west of Scotland have been canceled.
On Friday, heavy rains in the exposed coastal areas and strong winds up to 100mph are expected.
A yellow weather warning for rain covers Western Scotland and Northern Ireland from noon.
Wet and wind conditions are expected to spread to the south later on the day, including all the UKs, including a yellow warning for Southern England Saturday.