Traffic came to a halt on several Budapest bus lines Monday evening, and passengers instead had to proceed on foot.

The Interior Ministry ended its restriction on allowing trucks larger than 7.5 tons to enter the country from Serbia, Croatia and Romania as the snowfall became less heavy.

Disaster Control authorities provided hot drinks and food to stranded truck drivers.

All major roads were cleared of snow by Tuesday morning, but more snow is forecast for today.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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