After days of high temperatures, Romania was been gripped by storms and whirlwinds that caused serious damages at the end of last week. Thunderstorms, torrential rain and strong wind were also reported across Romania and hail was present in some areas. The quantities of water exceeded 20-30 liters per square meter and even 50 liters per square meter in isolated areas. The south, south west and centre of the country was particularly affected by these weather phenomena.
Yellow ad orange code alerts for high atmospheric instability were in place for almost the entire country, while red code alerts for heavy storms were valid for southern Romania, where cultures were destroyed by hail. Hydrologists also issued orange and yellow code alerts for flooding, valid for 19 water basis. Trees put down by storms, damaged cars and flooded streets composed the picture of the end of the week in many Romanian localities.
The city of Craiova, in the s
NATO - Romania, as NATO member country and strategic partner of the US, benefits all security guarantees that it needs, in the context of the heaviest crisis after the fall of the Iron Curtain. The statement was made by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Friday, during a visit he made together with the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg and the Alliance’s Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoana, at the military base in Mihail Kogalniceanu, south-eastern Romania. The officials met with military personnel from allied nations deployed to Romania. Military equipment for the US Task Force (TF) Cougar has already reached Romania. In his turn, Stoltenberg said the presence of NATO troops in Romania is important because it is “a powerful demonstration” of NATO unity. Around 1,000 American military are dispatched in Romania, amid concerns raised by the military build-up at the border with the neighboring Ukraine. A NATO member since 2004, Romania was already hosting 90
NATO Romania, as a NATO member country and strategic partner of the US,
benefits from all the security guarantees that it needs, in the context of the
most serious crisis since the fall of the Iron Curtain. The statement was made
by Romania s president Klaus Iohannis on Friday, during a visit he made
together with the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Alliance s
Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoana, at the military base in Mihail
Kogalniceanu, south-eastern Romania. The officials met with military personnel
from allied nations deployed to Romania. In his turn, Stoltenberg said
the presence of NATO troops in Romania is important because it is a powerful
demonstration of NATO unity. Around 1,000 American military were relocated to
Romania, amid concerns raised by the Russian military build-up at the Ukrainian
border. France has also voiced willingness to deploy troops to Romania. A NATO
member since 2004, Romania was already hosting 900 American, 250 Polish a
CORONAVIRUS – In Bucharest, the head of the Department for Emergencies, Raed Arafat, announced after a meeting of the National Committee for Emergencies on Friday that the quarantine periods would be reduced as of Saturday. A 5-day quarantine will be required for vaccinated people or people who had the disease in the last 180 days and a 10-day quarantine period for all other persons. The same rules will apply to direct contacts of people who test positive to the virus. The state of alert has been extended by the Government by another 30 days starting on Saturday and the use of textile or plastic masks is no longer permitted due to their very low efficiency. Only surgical or FFP2 masks are allowed. Almost 6 thousand new cases of Covid-19 were announced on Friday and 31 related deaths in 24 hours. Almost 8 million people have been fully vaccinated in Romania.
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