More than 200,000 homes in Bosnia lose access to power as snowstorms continue to batter the Balkans

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Severe snowstorms continue to wreak havoc on the Balkans region. Tens of thousands of homes lost access to power, highways and railroad services experience major disruptions.

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00:00Heavy snowstorms have disrupted life for many countries in the Balkans.

00:06Northwestern and Western Bosnia were hit hardest by the storm.

00:10Authorities say more than 200,000 homes were left without power and many even lost access

00:16to water and heating.

00:18Some towns were completely cut off from the outside world as more than 80 centimeters

00:22of snow covered the roads.

00:25Local officials are trying to help clear the snow, but locals say it's not enough.

00:30Many of them decided they needed to take matters into their own hands.

00:34And in Croatia, similar issues plagued some parts of the country.

01:00Local authorities in the affected areas imposed bans on travel on certain roads as they scramble

01:05to clear the snow.

01:07The snowstorm has forced the closure of many major highways and suspended other travel

01:12services.

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