The General Inspectorate for Emergencies said there were no blockages on the national roads in the morning of January 20. According to the State Road Administration, the access to Lipceni and Sircova villages of Rezina district and to Zviozdocica and Florica villages of Causeni district remained difficult. According to the electric power supplier, 62 communities in six districts and the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia remained without electricity, IPN reports.
The rescuers and firefighters on January 19 helped unblock ten units of transport, including an ambulance with a patient, which got stuck in snow on local roads in the districts of Soldanesti, Anenii Noi, Criuleni, Taraclia, Dubasari, Rezina, Orhei, and Cantemir. To monitor, prevent and liquidate situations of risk, 463 rescuers and firefighters intervened with 135 vehicles all over Moldova.
According to the Border Police, by 8am, owing to the snowy roads and interruptions in the power supply on the Ukrainian side, the border crossing point Ceadir-Lunga – Maloiaroslavet stopped work. Traffic moved with difficulty at the border crossing points Saiti-Lesnoe. The rest of the border crossing points worked according to program.
Update (11.22): Owing to a power outage in the customs post “Maloiaroslavets” in Ukraine, the customs post Ceadir-Lunga 1 remained closed. The other customs posts worked as usual. The Customs Service said that nine customs posts had been periodically nonfunctional as of January 18. The interruptions in work were due to breakdowns in the power supply and the unfavorable weather conditions. These were: “Basarabeasca”, “Ceadir-Lunga 1”, “Ceadir-Lunga 2”, “Saiti”,”Mirnoe”, “Cismichioi”,“Giurgiulesti 2”, „Hirbovat”, and “Molovata”.
The State Hydrometeorological Service forecast light snowfalls for January 20. This weekend, on January 21 and 22, temperatures will oscillate between 0..+3 degrees Celsius and -2..+1 degrees Celsius. At night the temperatures will drop to -7 degrees Celsius. Starting with next week, it will grow colder and -14..-17 degrees Celsius is expected next Thursday night in northern Moldova.
