All the interurban and suburban routes in northern Moldova have been suspended as a result of the whiteout. Only the bus from Floresti set off for Chisinau today, December 17, the head of the press service of the Ministry of Transport and Road Infrastructure Maria Chitoroaga has told Info-Prim Neo. The layer of snow in the northern districts is 3-4 meters. In the south of the country, 75% of the interurban and local routes have been suspended. A number of 72 snowplows work in the northern districts round the clock. Almost 300 snowplows and 400 persons were involved in the snow cleanup and spreading of antiskid material on the public roads all over the country. According to the Rezina Emergencies Service, about 80 persons, 20 of whom children, who remained blocked on the local roads, were evacuated and sheltered by residents of Rezina district. Six vehicles with 15 persons inside are still blocked in Cogalniceni, while at the entrance to the district there is a blocked car with two children inside. A team of the Medical Service was called to Sarcova to provide assistance to the pregnant women from the village.