Heavy snowfalls in Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova: there are deaths and injuries

Heavy snowfalls in Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova: there are deaths and injuries

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Severe snow storms in Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova killed three people, cut power to more than 400 settlements and disrupted transportation, causing numerous road closures.

Heavy snowfalls in Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova have led to power outages and transportation disruptions, killing at least three people. This is reported by the Associated Press, according to UNN.

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In Moldova, one person was killed by snowfall on Sunday, a car went off the road and crashed into a tree.

We repeatedly appeal to drivers not to take to the road with unequipped cars and to drive at low speed,

- said in a statement the Moldovan police.

Meanwhile, in Romania, more than 400 settlements were affected by power outages. In the eastern counties of Constanta, Tulcea, Galati, and Braila, a red alert was declared. Some local and national roads were closed in the four counties.

У Bulgaria, powerful winter storms also brought heavy snowfall and prompted the government to declare a state of emergency in large parts of the of the country. According to Prime Minister Nikola Denkov, more than 1,000 settlements, mostly in northeastern Bulgaria, were without power on Sunday.

Also over the past day, two people were killed in road accidents and 36 people died and 36 were injured in road accidents. Strong winds toppled trees and power lines. and power lines.

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