“The highest warning level for further bad weather has been announced,” the OeAMTC said.

It is noted that as a result of trees falling, mudflows and snow avalanches, the movement of vehicles on highways was blocked, Tyrol, Salzburg, Carinthia and Styria were affected by the elements.

It is specified that no improvement in weather conditions is expected in the near future.

In January, it became known that in the Austrian Alps three German skiers died as a result of an avalanche, another is considered missing.

It was also reported that in the Balkans, several settlements remained isolated and de-energized after heavy snowfalls, and schools were closed.