Road conditions in Bulgaria gradually improve after the heavy snowfalls stopped on Friday, yet thousands of people are left without electricity due to cut off wires in the recent storms.

Police say drivers must be prepared for winter driving conditions, as the roads across the country are wet and slippery.

Traffic on Hemus highway between coastal Varna and the capital Sofia, which was blocked on Wednesday by trucks stuck in the snow, is already back to normal.

Hainboaz pass that was closed during the snowfalls was also opened on Friday, authorities report.

The significant snowfalls over the past few days caused transport problems for motorist across Bulgaria and cut off wires, leaving 130 towns and villages without electricity.

Thousands of people from the central regions of the country near the city of Veliko Tarnovo are still left without power supply, as repairs take place.

Bulgarian meteorologists expect snowfalls to stop completely on Friday and temperatures to rise by a few degrees.

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