Foreign Ministry issues travel warning for Bosnia and Herzegovina - code orange heavy snowfall

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs Romanian citizens who are inside, transiting through or intend to travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina, that the local authorities have issued a code orange for the entire territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period from December 24 to 29 due to heavy snowfall.

According to a press release sent to AGERPRES on Tuesday, several roads were temporarily closed until the snow removal authorities intervened.

Routes may be closed depending on the level of snowfall.

For updated information, it is recommended to consult the web pages of the local Hydro-Meteorological Institute: https://www.fhmzbih.gov.ba/latinica/index.php; https://rhmzrs.com/.

Romanian citizens can request consular assistance at the telephone numbers of the Romanian Embassy in Sarajevo: +38733668893 and +38733214022, calls being redirected to the Contact and Support Center for Romanian Citizens Abroad (CCSCRS) and answered by Call Center operators on a permanent basis. Also, Romanian citizens who face a difficult, special, urgent situation have at their disposal the permanent telephone number of the diplomatic mission of Romania in Bosnia and Herzegovina: +38761428354, Agerpres informs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Romanian citizens consult the Internet pages: https://consular-protection.ec.europa.eu/index_en, http://sarajevo.mae.ro, www.mae.ro and reminds that Romanian citizens who travel abroad, they have at their disposal the text message alert service, related to the information campaign "A text message can save your life!".