25 tourists stranded in snowy Troodos after their bus got stuck

A bus carrying 25 tourists got stuck in snow in Troodos, south Cyprus, leaving all stranded on Tuesday afternoon.

The tourists were later rescued by police at about 1:00pm before heading back to Limassol.

In a message on Twitter, the Greek Cypriot police said they were assisting a bus with about 25 passengers that was stranded because of the bad weather conditions.

Τώρα Τρόοδος / Μέλη της Αστυνομίας προσπαθούν να απεγκλωβίσουν λεωφορείο με 25 περίπου επιβάτες, το οποίο εγκλωβίστηκε λόγω των κακών καιρικών συνθηκών. #cyprus pic.twitter.com/1BQxu1yD4M

— Αστυνομία Κύπρου (@Cyprus_Police) January 8, 2019

Earlier police urged drivers to be particularly careful, saying roads were slippery because of rain and ice, report In-Cyprus.

A number of roads in the mountains are closed or open only to vehicles with four wheel drive or equipped with snow chains.

In-Cyprus