Romania: Gov’t calls military, gendarmes to save hundreds trapped in snow

January 26, 2012

Gov’t calls military, gendarmes to save hundreds trapped in snow
Jan 26, 2012

Gov’t calls military, gendarmes to save hundreds trapped in snow.
Blizzard reportedly killed two. Hundreds of vehicles were blocked in traffic, including ambulances with patients onboard, trains and flights were canceled or delayed, localities were cut from electricity, and schools were closed. By Daniela Baragan Blizzard and snow paralysed Romania, closing (...)
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