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CW-2012-000006-SRB
Cold Wave,Serbia: Due to strong wind that lasted 24h in Kosovo followed by heavy snow that started late on 06th and 07th of January several Municipalities in Kosovo have been affected. However, the most affected Municipalities are Istog, Kamenica and Peja.
CW-2012-000006-BLR
Cold Wave,Belarus: Freezing weather has killed dozens of people in Central and Eastern Europe over the past few days and temperatures are set to drop even further according to weather forecasts.
The second half of January 2012 has been marked by severe frosts and snowfalls, for which many of Belarus citizens turned to be unprepared. Only in Minsk, during the past week-end, over 30 people have been delivered to hospitals with various traumas like frostbite and hypothermia. Overall, it is estimated that more than 100 people have been affected, and a number of them are kept in hospitals in a serous condition.
On 1-2 February temperatures are expected to drop down to 25-29 degrees Celsius below zero, and in some places ? to 30-32 degrees. The sudden onset of extremely cold weather will continue throughout February. People are being affected both by extreme frosts and black ice.
CW-2012-000006-UKR
Cold Wave,Ukraine: Freezing weather has killed dozens of people in Central and Eastern Europe over the past few days and temperatures are set to drop even further according to weather forecasts. The situation worsened in Ukraine since bitter cold with heavy snowstorms hit the country last week, with temperatures falling to 12-15 degrees Celsius below zero (10-5F), local media reported on Tuesday. The temperature has reached minus 30 C on 25 January 2012.
At least 32 people have died in Ukraine according to official sources. Most of them were homeless who froze to death in the streets or old people who died in their flats or after hospitalization
Until 27 January 2012, 627 people have requested medical, assistance because of frostbite and hypothermia with 544 of them admitted to hospitals. The effect from the cold wave turned serious due to several factors that relate to the bad social economic situation, high number of people living below poverty level, and many people living without permanent address (homeless).
CW-2012-000006-BIH
Cold Wave,Bosnia-Herzegovina: Due to extremely low temperatures followed by a heavy snow-fall approximately twenty municipalities have been cut off from the rest of the country. The snow blast took place from early Thursday, 2nd February 2012 and since then it has continued snowing. The most affected municipalities are Han Pijesak, Sokolac, ?ajni?e, Srebrenica, Kalinovik, Istocni Stari Grad and Kladanj. Blocked roads, power shortages and broken communication lines made it almost impossible to reach the affected areas. The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina has declared state of emergency because of the situation in the affected areas.
CW-2012-000006-MNE
Cold Wave,Montenegro: Heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures that started on January 31st caused emergency situation, in the central and northern part of Montenegro
CW-2012-000006-MKD
Cold Wave,Macedonia: The cold weather conditions that affected Macedonia followed by heavy snowfalls and extremely low temperatures in some cities -25 C, have resulted in big traffic slowdown especially in rural areas, lack of food supply, medical assistance, hunger and frosts especially to the homeless people living in the country.
Due to heavy snow falls, low temperatures and strong winds, many mountain villages are without electricity and there are problems with water supply in the following towns: Bitola, Tetovo, Negotino Kavadarci and Kumanovo.
Due to large drifts of snow, several thousand sheep and cattle are directly threatened in some parts of Macedonia. In the period from 30.01 to 05.02.2012, in the critical region of Tetovo were registered 133 people suffering from flu, 44 persons aged 0 to 4 years, 57 people aged 4 to 14 years, 31 people aged 15 to 64 years and 1 person over 65 years
CW-2012-000006-ROM
Cold Wave,Romania: The cold wave that has reached Romania starting 23rd January, along with heavy snowfalls, has initially affected the south-eastern part of the country, later extending to the whole territory. Roads have been blocked by the snow and people stranded in their homes, cars or trains. Government and local authorities have been mobilized to provide support to those in need. According to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, an overall number of 504 localities in 27 counties have been affected by the extreme winter conditions. At this moment, the counties worst affected are: Teleorman, Buzau, Vrancea, Ialomita, Calarasi, Braila, Galati, Constanta. The most severe the situation is in Vrancea County, where State of emergency has been declared.
CW-2012-000006-BGR
Cold Wave,Bulgaria: 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.
CW-2012-000006-MAR
Cold Wave,Morocco: The cold wave that affects the last few days Morocco will persist until the end of the week with a peak on Wednesday and Thursday, as announced by the national weather forecast service.
Going about this, the result of a polar air mass that passes through the eastern and central Europe affects northern Africa from Tunisia to Morocco. Minimum temperatures have broken records for the month of February in several regions with low degrees, and very rarely for years, recorded. The temperature was close to minus 7 degrees Celsius on the mountainous regions, from -1 to 3 on the middle and 5 to 8 on the coast.
As consequence, roads and mountain passes were blocked by snowfalls, the electricity was interrupted and some houses suffered structural damages. In addition, with low temperatures, water pipes froze, interrupting the water supply in many regions.
CW-2012-000006-MDA
Cold Wave,Moldova: Like other countries in the region, Moldova has been facing plunging temperatures over the past weeks claiming victims and disruption of public services. According to the data of the Civil Protection and Emergency Situations Service, the cold wave has caused eight casualties, and at least 20 people are daily registered with frostbites. By 21st February, the Ministry of Health reported 280 cases of hypothermia and 10 fatalities. Four people were affected by frosts in the last 24 hours.
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