A powerful storm swept through Romania's capital Bucharest and 20 counties on Wednesday, killing one person and damaging dozens of homes and vehicles, emergency officials said, UNN reports citing Reuters.
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In Bucharest alone, nearly 2,000 calls for help were registered, emergency services told Digi24. Several metro stations were flooded.
Outside the capital, the storm damaged 60 towns and villages. One person died when a tree fell on their car.
Police and firefighters were deployed in several counties, evacuating flooded homes and clearing debris.
The storm was preceded by a heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country on Monday and Tuesday, leading to increased electricity consumption and higher prices.
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