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Some roads in Armenia are closed or difficult to pass as of 9am Tuesday, February 11, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

The roadways leading to Amberd fortress and Lake Kari of Aragatsotn Province, Martiros-Sers highway of Vayots Dzor Province and Abovyan-Jraber highway of Kotayk Province are shut down.

Vardenyats Pass and Saravan-"Zanger" (snowstorm) highway are closed for trailer trucks and difficult to pass for other vehicles.

Jermuk-Gndevaz (snowstorm), Sotk-Karvachar highways, as well as the intercommunity roadways of Aparan and Aragats regions of Aragatsotn Province are difficult to pass.

The roads of Kotayk, Gegarkunik, Lori, Shirak and Syunik Provinces and Vayk-Saravan highway of Vayots Dzor Province are partly black-ice covered.

According to the Department of Emergency Situations of Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Crisis Management Center (CMC) of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in North Ossetia, Stepantsminda-Larsi highway is open to all traffic. 

Drivers are strongly urged to use winter tires.