Snow returns to the country, Korça and Kukës turn white

2026-01-21 09:13:52Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Snow returns to the country, Korça and Kukës turn white

Snowfall has resumed in Qafë Thanë since the early hours of the day. Currently, the national road axis is passable without problems, while snowplows are on the ground removing snow and spreading salt.

The snow has covered the entire territory of the southeast, Pogradec, Maliq, Kolonjë, Korçë and Devoll.

Meanwhile, it is reported that the Korça-Dardhe, Korça-Kapshticë, Korça-Voskopojë and Korça-Ersekë axes are passable.

Road situation:

ARRSH – Center-East Directorate reports that:

On the Korçë–Ersekë (K.3) and Zëmblak–Goricë–Bilisht–Miras (K.6) axes, there was snowfall during the night. Cleaning and salting are ongoing, and winter tires are recommended.

In Lot 7, on the Libonik–Rëmbec–Plasë and Korçë–Voskopojë axes, snowfall has reached up to 8 cm, accompanied by strong winds. The axes have been cleared and salted, traffic continues normally.

In the segments k/Boboshticë–Dardhe and k/Lapidari Podgorie–k/Podgorie–Liqenas, snowfalls are accompanied by strong winds. In the Dardha segment, the snow thickness reaches over 50 cm in some places. Work is underway to clear and salt the roads, and the use of winter tires and chains is recommended.

On the Maliq–Kufi Gramsh and Ersekë–Leskovik–Tre Urat axes, there was snowfall during the night and work on cleaning and salting continues.

The situation in the district municipalities

Up to now, no problems have been reported from the municipalities of the region.

The Korça District Prefecture remains in constant monitoring of the situation and will inform in real time about any new developments.

According to the report of the OSSHE Korça Regional Dispatch, there are currently 743 families without electricity in the following areas:

Fideri Potgozhan, NST Guri i Kuq: around 500 rural subscribers in the Trebinje and Bishnicë areas are without power.

Feeder 8 Rehova, NST Ersekë: without power in the Rehova area, 40 subscribers.

Vithkuq feeder, NST Rehovo: Mazreka area without power, 3 rural subscribers.

Feeder 9, NST Lozhan: without power in the Mesmal area, 50 rural subscribers.

Feeder 4, NST Mollas: without power in the Pepelash area, 5 rural subscribers.

Feeder 22, NST Korça: 3 private subscribers and one antenna in Cardhak (Stefani) are without power.

Feeder JO6, NST Leskovik: partially working, 2 subscribers in the Germenj area without power.

Feeder 19, NST Korça: partially operational, without power in the Dardhe area, 140 subscribers.

Feeder 3, NST Ersekë: without power (number of subscribers not reported).

OSSHE teams are on the ground and are working to normalize the electricity supply as quickly as possible.

Kukes

Kukës has been hit by heavy snowfall in recent hours, bringing significant drops in temperatures and traffic difficulties.

Snow has covered the city of Kukës, while in mountainous areas over 600 meters above sea level, its thickness has exceeded 5 centimeters.

The thermometer has dropped to minus 2 degrees Celsius in the city of Kukës, while in the deeper mountainous areas temperatures have reached minus 9 degrees. These atmospheric conditions have created the presence of frost on several national road axes.

Particularly problematic are the roads Kukës-Peshkopi, Kukës-Qafë Mali, Krumë-Bajram Curri, as well as the Kukës-Shishtavec axis, where drivers must show increased caution while driving.

Authorities are calling on drivers to equip themselves with winter tires and respect road traffic rules. So far, there have been no reports of blocked roads, while the responsible structures are continuously monitoring the situation.

 

 


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