Croatia

In Croatia, a winter prick caused major traffic chaos on Sunday evening. Due to persistent snowfall, the coastal region of Dalmatia is cut off from the interior. This is reported by the news portal index.hr. Wind gusts of up to 150 kilometres per hour have been recorded. Rescue teams had to go out repeatedly to free trapped motorists. As a result, many travellers were stuck on the stretch between the capital Zagreb and the Dalmatian coast. They sought shelter in overcrowded gas stations and/or spent the night in their vehicles.

Croatia has been hit hard by a major earthquake. Global news agencies are broadcasting a quake with a magnitude fluctuating from 6.2 to 6.4.   The shaking is said to have been felt in Northern Italy and Southern Germany.   The Croatian Red Cross rumours on Twitter that there is a "very serious situation".