Severe snowstorms continue to wreak havoc on the Balkans region. Tens of thousands of homes lost access to power, highways and railroad services experience major disruptions.
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00:00Heavy snowstorms have disrupted life for many countries in the Balkans.
00:06Northwestern and Western Bosnia were hit hardest by the storm.
00:10Authorities say more than 200,000 homes were left without power and many even lost access
00:16to water and heating.
00:18Some towns were completely cut off from the outside world as more than 80 centimeters
00:22of snow covered the roads.
00:25Local officials are trying to help clear the snow, but locals say it's not enough.
00:30Many of them decided they needed to take matters into their own hands.
00:34And in Croatia, similar issues plagued some parts of the country.
01:00Local authorities in the affected areas imposed bans on travel on certain roads as they scramble
01:05to clear the snow.
01:07The snowstorm has forced the closure of many major highways and suspended other travel
01:12services.