Kladanj

Heavy snowfall this week in the Balkans has closed down schools, left remote villages cut off and disrupted traffic and power supplies in many areas in the region.

Bad weather in Bonsia claimed its first victim in on Friday, when a landslide triggered by heavy rain and snow killed a 53-year-old man who was driving near the central town of Zepce.

While police were still investigating the tragedy, civil defence and other local officials reported numerous other problems caused by two days of unusually harsh weather.