The Transcaucasus highway, an arterial mountain road between South Ossetia and Russia, has been blocked due to foul weather and avalanche risk, Russia's regional EMERCOM said on Sunday.
The highway was blocked at 19:30 Moscow time (16:30 GMT) on Sunday at all directions and will be opened only after the special order.
"Very heavy snow and rain is expected in early January 16 in the whole (North Ossetian) republic. It could be huge piles of snow on wires, cables and trees," the ministry said in a statement, adding that bad weather might be also on January 16 and 17.
