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Event: CW Cold Wave
Number: 2012-000006
Country: BGR Bulgaria
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Date (YMD): 2012-2-6
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Information Source:IFRC
Comments: A strong cold wave hit Bulgaria last week, causing severe difficulties for people across the country. Frost, snow blizzards, gales and temperatures down to minus 30 Celsius have affected the population and caused interruptions in power supplies and the disruption of communication routes and communications channels, particularly in the north and north-eastern part of the country.
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CW-2012-000006-SRB
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CW-2012-000006-BLR
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CW-2012-000006-UKR
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CW-2012-000006-BIH
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CW-2012-000006-MAR
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CW-2012-000006-MDA
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