Extreme Cold in Romania - Children’s home needs help

2008/01/06 19:08

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DepescheDonDemidoff

Extreme Cold in Romania
Children’s home needs help for the purchase of wood for heating
Minus 31,6 Degrees Centigrade
The acute onset of winter in South Eastern Europe has claimed at least seven lives up to now. Bone-chilling cold, ice and snow have paralyzed traffic in Bulgaria and Romania to a large extent.

The price for firewood is more and more matching with the prices for oil, gas and electricity.

Süddeutsche” Online - January 5,2008

Bone-chilling cold in South Eastern Europe: In Bulgaria temperatures fell to minus 31,6

Bone-chilling cold in South Eastern Europe

degrees centigrade, in Romania to 27 degrees below freezing. Snow and ice have also paralyzed traffic in Bulgaria and partially in Romania to a large extent on Saturday.

In many areas in the North East of the country the state of emergency has remained in force, according to the local media. The coldest it was in Sewliewo in the middle of Bulgaria. Snowdrifts of up to three meters high obstructed the traffic on many country roads. Mountain passes could only be overcome with snow chains.........
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