Blizzards,
\nsnowfalls, fog and freezing rain caused lots of damage in Romania last week,
\nwhen meteorologists issued several code yellow alerts for bad weather and dozen
\nof reports warning of hydrometeorological hazards. According to the interior
\nministry spokesperson Monica Dajbog, severe weather phenomena affected roads
\nand households in Bucharest and some 50 towns and villages in 20 counties
\nacross the country. Several roads were blocked and lots of cars were damaged by
\nfalling trees. Two motorways were closed, just like 19 county roads and one
\nnational road. Last week, from Friday until Saturday, some 8,000 firefighters,
\npolice and gendarmes acted in order to save people trapped in their cars
\nbecause of snow storms or thick fog in mountain areas. Also, they helped clear
\nthe trees and electricity poles which were felled down by the extreme weather
\nphenomena and helped guide or redirect traffic during such missions. Thus,
\nfirefighters and road police cleared some 2,200 trees and 44 poles that damaged
\nsome 360 vehicles. Now temperatures are rising, and this is posing a new
\nthreat, as icicles are melting from roofs and trees:<\/p>\n
We
\nare trying not to pass under eaves and balconies.<\/p>\n
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It’s
\nfunny that every year we are faced with the same problem.<\/p>\n
\n
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It’s
\nextremely dangerous for both cars and passengers, we must be extremely
\ncareful.<\/p>\n
\n
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It’s
\ndangerous to walk under the trees, so I had to walk in the middle of the road.<\/p>\n
\n
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I don’t
\nthink I would have received any damages and I would have been so upset as I did
\nnot get to use the car, because I just bought it.<\/p>\n
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\n
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At the weekend,
\nthe number of households which did not have electricity had reached 150,000
\naccording to data provided by the Energy Ministry, and the most affected
\ncounties were those in the south and south-east of the country. Also, air
\ntraffic was difficult, and delays were reported because of time-consuming
\ndeicing operations. Road traffic too was hampered by the ice that covered the
\npower supply lines, and many trains were delayed because of that. <\/p>\n
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