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Rescuers reach a stranded hiker in Slovenia but another is missing during a Balkans snowstorm

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A snowstorm on Monday has brought traffic chaos across Croatia and Bosnia. The bad weather in Slovenia hampered efforts to reach two Hungarian hikers stranded high in the Alps. The pair became lost and one of them broke a leg Sunday in poor conditions north of the capital, Ljubljana. Rescuers have reached the female hiker but cannot immediately locate the injured man. Authorities in Croatia and Bosnia have urged citizens to avoid travel.

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