ArmInfo. There are closed and impassable roads in the territory of Armenia as of 10:18 a.m. local time.
As the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Republic of Armenia reports, the Vardenyats pass is closed for heavy trucks, for all other vehicles it is difficult to pass. For an indefinite period, a section of the road leading to Amberd Fortress and Lake Kari is also closed. The RA Ministry of Emergency Situations, with reference to their Georgian colleagues, informed that the road to the Upper Lars checkpoint is open for all types of vehicles, while referring to colleagues from the Russian Ministry of Emergencies in North Ossetia, informed that 400 trucks are currently waiting for their turn at the checkpoint for driving.
The department called on drivers to drive along the roads of the republic exclusively with winter tires.