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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sun Jan 25 2004 - 19:25:39 EST
FULL STORY:
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/ap/ap_story.html/Intl/AP.V2597.AP-Europe-Storm.html
QUOTES:
"BUCHAREST, Romania (AP)--A massive storm lashed some regions around the
Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean on Saturday, with parts of southeastern
Europe blanketed by the biggest snow fall in two decades.
As the storm swept east, it drove cargo ships onto rocky shorelines,
stranded motorists and downed power lines. At least 10 people died in
weather-related incidents.
Blizzard-like conditions in the past three days stretched from the eastern
Ukraine and into the Bosporus in Turkey. Further south, it touched off dust
storms in northern Africa, affecting residents from Libya through Egypt and
into the southern Middle East, said Dale Mohler, the director of
international forecasting at AccuWeather.
``The intensity of it was close to the strength of a minimal hurricane that
you would see typically along the east coast of the United States,'' Mohler
said.
Thousands of roads and some highways remained closed there on Saturday, and
authorities in Istanbul urged motorists not to travel without chains. The
Bosporus--a key outlet for Russia and other Black Sea states--reopened for
shipping Saturday after the storms closed it down for two days.
In the Czech Republic, temperatures dropped to minus 26 Fahrenheit early
Saturday, Czech authorities said. Three people died in weather related
incidents.
Meanwhile, the snow kept falling in Romania, where blizzards blocked at
least 50 roads, stranding travelers and leaving tens of thousands of homes
without electricity in what authorities said was the worst snowfall in 20
years.
Three Black Sea ports in Romania remained closed for the third consecutive
day, because of winds gusting up to 75 mph. Navigation on parts of the
Danube was stopped.
In the Middle East, high winds and waves drove two cargo ships into rocky
shores in northern Syria, causing extensive damage to the vessels but no
injuries among crew members who were safely evacuated, port officials said
Saturday.
Winds reached 62 miles an hour, whipping up 15-foot waves. The storm caused
heavy rainfall and dumped snow in parts of neighboring Lebanon.
Fierce gales and freezing temperatures continued to hit parts of northern
Greece and the Ionian Sea on Saturday, as crews started to restore the
electricity supply to several Aegean islands that suffered damage the day
before. "
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