Cold weather in Romania took 13 victims

Sunday 13 people died because of the cold weather in Romania where heavy snowfalls and fell. According to the Secretary of State for the Interior Ministry, most of the dead were homeless people, some of whom - consumed alcohol. 

About a week Romania suffers from low temperatures and snow storms that hit the high traffic and dozens of isolated villages.

On Friday, temperatures fell to minus 18 degrees Celsius in Barlad and minus 15 - Bucharest. 

Hundreds of soldiers have been mobilized in recent days to clear roads and assist the stranded people in their homes. Monday schools in several areas of the country remain closed.

Western part of Austria paralyzed by record snowfall .

Only one day of the places in the region has accumulated one meter of snow. In Carinthia , for the first time since 1999 was declared the highest fifth level of alert and issued a warning for avalanches . According to meteorologists as snowfall in one day is something that happens for the first time in 75 years.

Some settlements have proved virtually cut off from the world. Movement of heavy vehicles on some roads was very limited and the traffic on some railway lines were disrupted. In clearing the snow in some places include the Austrian army . Weather killed two people in Austria. One was killed in an avalanche .

Snow, blizzards and ice: 100-something stuck one frozen

Snow, blizzards and ice: 100-something stuck one frozen

Winter conditions in some areas of the country remains complicated. Worst stays in northeastern Bulgaria. 

Silistra remained in snow trap. More than 12 hours have closed all roads. Mayor's order authorizing the municipality to move only cleaning equipment.

 

In some municipalities bread and essential commodities supplied through the fields with tractors. No distress settlements. 

In the region can rely heavily on trains. Only link the city with the rest of the country is on the road Dobrich-Balchik-plots Varna. This route that morning miss only cars. 

Still remain closed and border crossings Dourankoulak and Cardin.

80-year-old man from the village, Kavarna evident was the victim of the cold. Last night he went out to buy bread, but never returned. 

Just last night civil protection teams have helped more than 100 stranded in snowdrifts. 

Closed to traffic for all vehicles passes "Zlatishki", "Varbishki," "Trojan" and "Astracantha."

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Complicating the situation is in northeastern Bulgaria, where currently still snowing , BNR reported .
Because of bad weather conditions and 30 and January 31 have been declared non-academic schools in the municipality of Targovishte.
Tomorrow will be no classes day for all schools in Shumen , announced by the municipality. The reason is the constant snowfall and severe winter conditions due to the movement of students to schools is seriously hampered .
The roads in the municipality of Novi Pazar are impassable . Noon with heavy equipment were harvested students .
In Provadiia already has over 55 inches of snow . The mayor of the municipality informed that two people on hemodialysis , which are harvested from the hospital in Varna will be shipped and will provide a snowblower to clear the way before them .

Varna situation is complicated because of the low temperatures that ice roads. 44 machines are the routes of public transport and road sections lugirat . They will work all night , I'll increase the machines , said the municipality. Hence urge locals not to use their cars , if not necessary, not to create problems with snow removal , as had happened that night on the way to " Vinnitsa " . Movement there is already released.
Because of bad weather has disrupted the movement of trains on the two railway sections . One railway section is Dobrich - Kardam and the other - Silistra - Samuel.