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Due to heavy snowfall, the movement of trucks over 12 tons on the Troyan - Karnare road ("Troyanski" passage) has been restricted since 14:00, reports the Road Infrastructure Agency (API).

Earlier, the movement of motor vehicles with trailers and semi-trailers was also restricted through the Rozhen, Prevala and Pechinsko passes. 

They closed the "Rozhen" and "Prevala" passages for trucks with trailers and semi-trailers

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) announced today warning codes for snowfall in Bulgaria.

The warning of the second degree - orange code, for expected significant snowfall is for Smolyan district and part of Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik and Plovdiv districts.

The first degree warning for snowfall is for Kyustendil, Pernik, Sofia-city, Sofia-region, Lovech and part of Vratsa and Montana regions;

for significant precipitation of rain and snow is for the Kardzhali region, and for significant precipitation of rain - for the Haskovo region.

Yellow and orange code for significant snow and rain today

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