Ongoing snowfall and strong winds in Eastern and Southern Estonia have made roads in some areas impassable, prompting the Transport Administration to advise avoiding driving in those regions on Saturday. Blizzards are also expected in many parts of North, Central and West Estonia.
“Intense snowfall spreading across Estonia from Southern and Eastern Estonia, combined with wind and low temperatures, has made road conditions very difficult,” said Siim Vaikmaa, head of the Transport Administration’s traffic management center, to ERR on Saturday morning.
He said the situation is most difficult in Lääne-Viru and Ida-Viru counties and in Southeastern Estonia, but the snow and drifting have already reached Viljandi County and Harju County as well.
“There have been reports of traffic accidents on major roads—from the Tallinn–Narva maantee near Haljala and the Tallinn–Tartu maantee near Puurmani. Of the main highways, conditions are most difficult on the Tallinn–Narva maantee,” Vaikmaa said.
Smaller roads in southern Estonia have already been blocked by snowdrifts and are impassable, the agency said.
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