Extremely low temperatures in Eastern Europe have caused casualties in several countries in the region over the last couple of days. In Poland, 46 people have died because of the cold, ten of them during last weekend. The South – Eastern part of the country recorded temperatures of minus 27°C.

In Ukraine, the cold snap caused 18 deaths, mostly among the homeless. Temperatures are now expected to drop to around minus 30°C in some regions of Ukraine.

Bulgaria has temperatures 24 degrees below zero and reported five people dead due to the blizzards last week. Over 170 schools have been closed in the country and the Varna Black Sea harbor was closed due to heavy wind.

Romania is not far off its neighbors. Its lowest temperatures will reach minus 27°C. A code orange for ice has been issued and some areas of Romania - the Danube Delta - have seen temperatures fall as low as minus 32°C. Six people died in Romania because of the cold and blizzards. Temperature fell to minus 16°C in Bucharest on Tuesday morning ( January 31 ).

The lowest temperature ever recorded in Romania was minus 38.5°C, near Braşov in the year 1944. For comparison, the Eureka station in Canada has an average temperature of minus 40°C during winter usually, and its  average yearly temperature is of minus 20°C.

editor@romania-insider.com

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