The Mayor of Sofia, Boyko Borisov, told reporters Friday that while main roads all over Europe and Bulgaria were blocked by the snow storm, Sofia's streets were cleaned to "asphalt" and public transportation was running.

Borisov announced that most of the boulevards and major thoroughfares were clean, but the snow drifts made the situation very difficult. The Mayor stressed that the snow has been cleaned all through the night and all equipment was on the streets while the activities of the concession company in charge of the cleaning were monitored round the clock.

"I am not counting snow plows; I am looking at how much has been cleaned. There is no supernatural force that could blow the snow away. We have been up all night monitoring the cleaning. It was a terrible blizzard, but despite it, this morning we were ready and main roads were open and public transportation moving. Europe is blocked, the country is blocked, and Sofia is cleaned to asphalt," Borisov is quoted as saying.

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