Bucharest, Jan. 8 -- Romania is facing severe winter weather as the National Meteorological Administration (ANM) issued multiple Orange and Yellow Code warnings on Thursday for heavy snowfall, blizzards, strong winds and extreme cold across large parts of the country.
An Orange Code warning for strong winds was in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Thursday in the southern counties of Mehedinti, Dolj, Olt and Teleorman, where wind gusts reached 70 to 90 km per hour.
A separate Orange Code for blizzard conditions affected the Southern Carpathians and the southern Eastern Carpathians at elevations above 1,700 meters, with winds exceeding 85 to 120 km per hour, blowing snow and visibility dropping below 50 meters. This warning remains vali...