In many parts of Romania, people woke up on Friday morning in a
\nNordic fairy tale. Freezing rain turned the entire landscape, including the
\ntowns and cities, into crystal. Utterly spectacular pics poured into social
\nnetworks, but unfortunately the landscape was as dangerous as it was fascinating.
\nFreezing rain is a meteorological phenomenon occurring in winter months, but
\nrather infrequent in Romania. It happens when rain drops freeze almost
\ninstantly if the temperature on the ground is below zero. A thin layer of ice
\nthus forms on streets, vegetation, cars, electricity poles and everything else.<\/span><\/p>\n
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At the end of last week, for 2 or 3 days, the counties in the south
\nof Romania were under code yellow and orange alerts for freezing rain.
\nThousands of trees collapsed under the weight of the ice, and fell like bowling
\npins, some of them torn from the very roots. In cities, including Bucharest,
\nmany trees fell into the street and on hundreds of cars, causing substantial
\ndamages. In the capital city alone, fire-fighters received ten times more calls
\nthan usually and instead of enjoying a peaceful weekend every neighbourhood saw
\nspecial teams coming to collect the piles of fallen branches and trunks. Roads
\nbecame truly dangerous, both for cars and for pedestrians. Public
\ntransportation was equally problematic, because the ice affected the electric
\nnetworks fuelling trams and trolleys.<\/p>\n
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The freezing rain also posed serious problems for air traffic:
\nair-planes were grounded for hours, as de-icing manoeuvres turned useless. Road
\ntraffic was temporarily suspended on motorways, national and county roads, and
\nweight restrictions were introduced.<\/p>\n
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Road transport was also affected, and so were electricity lines,
\nwith thousands of families left in the dark. According to the Interior
\nMinistry, beginning on Friday until Sunday, when 74 alerts and warnings were
\nissued, as many as 8,000 fire-fighters, police and gendarme troops were
\ndeployed to field operations every day. Some of them were off duty this
\nweekend, but sacrificed their free time to help citizens. Freezing rain was
\nalso accompanied by snowfalls and snowstorms, particularly in the mountains.<\/p>\n
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In the coming days, the weather will improve, so snow and ice will
\nno longer pose problems, but the risk of flooding, due to the snow melting,
\nwill be very high. (Translated by AM Popescu, edited by D. Vijeu)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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