The A2 and A4 highways have been open and no national road is any more subject to road closures and the last seven persons that were trapped by the blizzard have been checked into a hotel in the Constanta County locality of Medgidia.
"At this moment there are no persons trapped on roadways. At a national level, CNAIR [National Company for Road Infrastructure Administration] took action with 1,185 vehicles that used 7,209 tons of non-skid material and 37,05 calcium chloride. All the airports are open and there are no flights cancelled or delayed. Furthermore, 13 trains register significant delays, and 21 trains were cancelled," a release by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) remitted on Monday to agerpres. informs.
The maritime ports are open, as well as the river ports, with the exception of the port of Drobeta Turnu-Severin, closed due to strong winds. Passenger traffic between Tulcea - Sulina/Sfantu Gheorghe, as well as the ferry in Braila have resumed but are carrying on with difficulty due to ice sheets on the water.
At the border crossing points there are no restrictions, with the exception of Border Crossing Points Zimnicea, Bechet, Ostrov and Turnu Magurele on the border with Bulgaria, where the ferries don't cross.
"At a national level there are 26 intervention teams working to remedy issues with the electrical energy network that is affecting eight localities in five counties", the release also shows.
According to the quoted source, over the last 24 hours, over 14,436 MAI employees were in the field - 7,303 policemen, 4,567 firemen and 2,566 gendarmes, with 6,651 vehicles - 3,302 police, 2,320 firemen, 1,029 gendarmes.
There were 7,839 medical interventions: ambulance services - 6,990 and the Mobile Emergency Service for Resuscitation and Extrication (SMURD) - 849, of which 210 for pregnant women and 41 persons undergoing dialysis.
Thirteen helicopters with the General Inspectorate for Aviation and one SMURD airplane were also available to rescuers and will continue sorties in the days to come, depending on weather conditions.
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