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There is heavy truck traffic at the exit of the Bulgarian - Romanian border. All ferry points are not operating due to the ice flow, announced the Interior Ministry.

This is why there are long queues of vehicles waiting to enter Romanian territory. The queue at Danube Bridge - Vidin is about 14 km, while the queue at Danube Bridge - Ruse is about 13 km.

Ice on the Danube at the so-called Dalj Bend is four meters thick, says MUP Emergency Situations Sector chief Predrag Matic.

According to Maric, two more icebreakers will arrive in Serbia, to reopen the river to navigation all the way to Belgrade.

A Hungarian icebreaker has been sent to Serbia in a bid to reopen the Danube to navigation.

Almost the entire length of the river in this country has been frozen.

BELGRADE - Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport registered a record 4,924,664 passengers in 2016 - 3 pct more than in 2015, while the number of take-offs and landings remained the same.

An average 13,492 passengers a day - or 562 passengers an hour - used the airport's services in 2016, the company said in a statement.

BELGRADE - The exhibition "The Danube - Artist, Traveler and Witness", showcasing fortifications situated on the banks of the Danube in Serbia, will open in the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, the Belgrade Fortress public enterprise has announced.

An Austrian Airlines plane flying from Vienna to Pristina made an emergency landing in Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport on Sunday evening.

Tanjug reported this, citing the airport's PR service.

BELGRADE - For four consecutive months, the Belgrade Airport has been breaking records in the number of passengers, registering 438,980 passengers in October, which is a 9 pct increase compared to the same period last year, the airport said in a statement.

For four consecutive months, the Belgrade Airport has been breaking records in the number of passengers, Tanjug is reporting.

The airport registered 438,980 passengers in October, a nine percent increase compared to the same period last year, the company said in a statement.

A total of 60 ships have been stranded near the Belene island because of the low water level of the Danube, announced the Maritime Administration Executive Agency.

This is the most critical area right now and there are problems with normal shipping. In order to ensure order and safety, a patrol boat has been sent to the area.

The body of another of the victims who drowned in the Danube on September 9 was discovered in the river.