HEAVY SNOW AND FOG OBSTRUCT ROAD TRAFFIC IN CROATIA

ZAGREB, Nov 21 (Hina) - Only personal cars with necessary chains on tyres can drive along roads in some parts of Karlovac and Lika-Senj counties due to heavy snow. Other vehicles are banned from using these roads: Duga Resa - Josipdol - Senj; Korenica - Licki Osik - Gospic - Karlobag and Zuta Lokva - Gospic - Gracac, reported the Croatian Auto Club (HAK) on Sunday morning. A section "Karlobag-Senj" of the Adriatic highway is closed for all but personal cars, due to a strong gale. Snow has covered county and local roads in a greater area of Zagreb, northern and north-western Croatia. In addition, very low temperatures are likely to have caused the ice on the surface of roads. Fog reduced the visibility on the Zagreb-Krapina highway to 100 metres, while the visibility on the Gorican-Varazdin motorway was just 60 metres on Sunday morning. Drivers are advised to be patient and cautious throughout the country. Ferry services between the mainland and islands are proceeding regularly. A ferry boat cannot only sail toward the island of Cres at the "Brestova-Porozina" line. Traffic over border crossings for Slovenia and Hungary is light. Trucks are not allowed to enter Slovenia. Although there were unfavourable conditions for railway traffic, no serious problems had been reported by the Croatian Rail (HZ) by 09.00 am Sunday. (hina) ms