Heavy snow and high winds causing serious traffic problems

Heavy snow and high winds continue to disrupt traffic around the country, with practically all regions reporting serious problems. Around 30 people had to be evacuated from their cars by emergency crews overnight and 50 roads remained closed to traffic on Thursday morning. Czech Railways reports numerous delays and many buses are also running behind schedule. Although the country’s main motorways are open traffic police have asked drivers not to set out on the road if at all possible since fresh problems are cropping up all the time. Many roads are blocked by stranded trucks and traffic is moving at snail’s pace in the worst affected regions. On Wednesday a pile up of 50 cars closed the main highway from Prague to Brno for several hours.