Severe weather has continued in Vojvodina on Saturday. Roads in the vicinity of Subotica have been snowed in, and members of the Serbian Army and Gendarmerie have been engaged to evacuate citizens cut off by snowdrifts.

Drama that commenced on Friday with evacuation of frostbitten people snowed in in the north of Vojvodina has continued through the night into Saturday.

The rescue operation went on through the night during which the Serbian Army, gendarmerie, Emergency Situation Sector, and the Department of Roads of Serbia struggled to evacuate 200 people from stranded vehicles, while strong wind trapped two international trains on the railway line between Zmajevo and Vrbas.

Meanwhile, some 1,000 people have been blocked in their vehicles forming a line near Feketic. Additional problems have arisen due to freezing rain.

Some 100 passengers from the two international trains have been evacuated in the morning and placed in a shelter in Vrbas, the Serbian Railways communicated to the Tanjug news agency.

The border crossing Horgos has been closed for freight transportation due to the stormy winds and snow drifts over 3.5 meters tall, and authorities appeal to citizens not to travel without a pressing need.

The Serbian government provided telephone lines [(011)2282910, or (011)2289208] for snow emergency calls.