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Eastern and southeastern Europe were hit hard by severe weather over the past two days, as blizzards, snowfall, and high winds led to catastrophic outcomes. The storms have left several people dead and hundreds of thousands of individuals without electricity to heat their homes.
A massive cyclone originating from the Black Sea brought snowfall as far north as Moscow, which the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia deemed to be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region at the end of November.
Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, and Romania were among the countries most severely impacted by the severe weather. Russia-annexed Crimea saw nearly half a million residents left without power.
According to RIA Novosti, the number of deaths caused by the storm in Russia’s Krasnodar region and Russian-annexed Crimea has increased to four. In addition, the body of a drowned man was discovered in the Russian coastal city of Novorossiysk.
The situation in heavily affected areas such as Crimea and the Krasnodar region was dire, with evacuations and significant infrastructure damage occurring. In Crimea, the storm led to more than half a million people being without electricity and heat.
Inclement weather conditions in Ukraine caused further complications, with widespread power outages and significant disruptions to transportation. In response, the closure of highways and the stranding of trucks and cars became rampant.
The severe storms also had a devastating impact on animal life, with the Aquarium Museum in Sevastopol reporting that all of the estimated 800 animals within the facility perished.
Authorities in Romania and Moldova reported hundreds of cities and villages being left without electricity and water due to the heavy snowfall and blizzards, leading to severe disruption of road and railway traffic.
In Bulgaria, snowfall and blizzards prompted the declaration of a state of emergency in several areas, where approximately 1,000 settlements were left without electricity.
The situation has caused widespread destruction and loss in communities across Eastern Europe, with the storms having a far-reaching impact that will require significant recovery efforts in the affected regions.
