Red and orange alerts had been issued for
\nBucharest and its surroundings, which were hit by heavy rainfalls, gale-force
\nwinds and small and medium-sized hail. <\/p>\n
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Streets, underground stations and passages were flooded
\nforcing the city’s water & sewerage supplier to intervene in some areas.
\nGale-force winds brought down trees, which fell on streets and vehicles. <\/p>\n
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Railway traffic was disrupted close to Bucharest
\nafter several trees had fallen on the tracks. The storm also disrupted the air
\ntraffic and three flights scheduled to land on the Bucharest Henri Coanda airport
\nhad to be redirected to Craiova, Timisoara and Belgrade in Serbia. <\/p>\n
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A Tarom flight from Bergamo, due to touch down at
\n17 hours in Bucharest had to fly over the area and wait for better weather conditions.
\n <\/p>\n
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Similar weather phenomena were
\nregistered in several other locations, in the counties of Giurgiu and Ilfov.
\nMeteorologists have activated local bad weather alerts for several areas in the
\ncountry as numerous localities have been affected. Broken electrical wires
\ncaused the risk of fire and fallen trees disrupted road traffic. Many yards and
\nhouseholds were flooded by the heavy downpours. Rescue teams, road workers and
\nvolunteers needed to intervene in certain areas to reduce the effects of
\nextreme weather phenomena. Representatives of the Inspectorate for Emergency
\nsituations have reminded people that after receiving bad weather alert
\nmessages, they must find shelter and close the doors and windows of their homes
\nand if they are in open spaces, they must stay away from posts, pillars or
\nbillboards, which can cause them harm. <\/p>\n
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Numerous nowcasting alerts have been issued by
\nmeteorologists in Romania since the beginning of this month. Experts believe
\nthat raising temperatures and high humidity are responsible for this type of
\nextreme weather phenomena. <\/p>\n
\n
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(bill)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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