RA Ministry of Internal Affairs reports road situation

ArmInfo. The rescue service reports that, as of the morning of January 21, roads in Armenia are closed and impassable for motor vehicles.

Specifically, the highways leading from the Amberd high-mountain  meteorological station in the Aragatsotn region to the Amberd  Fortress and Lake Kari are closed. Also closed to vehicles with  trailers are the Meghri Pass, the Vanadzor-Dilijan section, the road  from the Jermuk intersection to Kapan, and the Lusashog-Landzhar  highway.

The Vardenyats Pass is closed to vehicles with trailers and  impassable for other vehicles. Black ice is observed in some areas on  the highways of Aparan, Aragats, Dilijan, Sevan, Chambarak, Martuni,  Gavar, Abovyan, Hrazdan, Nairi, Sisian, Goris, Ashotsk, and Amasia.

A blizzard is raging on the highways of Aparan, Aragats, and Artik.

According to information received from the Department of Emergency  Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the  North Ossetian Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of  Russia, the Stepantsminda-Lars highway is closed to all vehicles.