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Due to the thaw in the Carpathians, tourists are warned about the risk of avalanches.

Tourists are being warned about the avalanche danger period.
Due to the thaw in the Carpathians, tourists are warned about the risk of avalanches.

Due to the thaw, there is a significant snow danger of level 3 expected in the highlands of Ivano-Frankivsk and Transcarpathian regions. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine warns tourists about the avalanche risk period.

“On January 28, due to the thaw, a considerable snow hazard (level 3) is anticipated in the highlands of Ivano-Frankivsk region. Rescuers advise being cautious and not to venture into the mountains during the avalanche danger period,” the message from the State Emergency Service in Ivano-Frankivsk region states.

According to the Mountain Rescuers of Prykarpattia, at one of the highest peaks of the Ukrainian Carpathians, reaching a height of 2028.5 m, Pop Ivan is cloudy, with a west wind at 18 m/s, and the air temperature is -3°C.