Winter Storms Lash Europe
Bulgaria and Romania are reeling under heavy snow that has caused near collapse of the transportation systems. A ship appears to have been lost with all hands in the Black Sea as the storm battered the areas. Bucharest, Romania is buried under as much as two feet of new snow.
Rescuers from Ukraine and Russia are searching for the other crew from the Vanessa. There were 10 Bulgarians and a Ukrainian pilot on board.
The crew reportedly took to life rafts when their ship, carrying iron, sank en route to Burgas in Bulgaria.
Heavy snow has severely disrupted transport in Bulgaria and Romania.
There is transport chaos in the Romanian capital Bucharest, with snow 50-60cm (19.5-23 inches) deep in places.
Bucharest's two airports were closed and train passengers were hit by long delays. The airports later reopened.
Bulgarian airports were also closed, as were ports in both countries. The BBC also has pictures from the storm-ravaged Balkans. Much of Britain has been hit with heavy snows as well, although not as badly as the Balkans. But the winter is wreaking havoc there as well.
Environment | Gaius Friday, 4 January , 2008
By feeblemind, Saturday, 5 January , 2008 @ 11:04 am
It is supposed to snow in Rumania in the winter.
By NortonPete, Saturday, 5 January , 2008 @ 2:49 pm
Bur look at how bad the weather is in the Czech Republic .
Its nuclear winter there!
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7171374.stm
Totally irresponsible but awfully funny.