Snow buries parts of eastern, central Europe

by **Toot** 2012-01-27, 8:50 am

A flurry of snow passes a man as he speaks on the phone from a snow stranded vehicle on the outskirts of Bucharest, Romania, on Thursday. The man, who declined to be identified, spent the night in the car fearing it would be damaged by road clearing vehicles if he abandoned it.

BUCHAREST, Romania — Parts of eastern and central Europe were hit hard by heavy snow and frigid temperatures for a second day Thursday, leaving hundreds trapped in cars, dozens of communities without power and at least one person dead. Some areas saw as much as 10 feet of snow.
Some 340 people were evacuated overnight from stranded vehicles on roads across Romania, Prime Minister Emil Boc said, and another 100 people were transported during the day to Bucharest after getting stuck on two major roads.

Health officials said a man died and a woman was hospitalized in serious condition after they were found unconscious in a car about 11 miles south of Bucharest. A hospital spokesman said the woman was suffering from hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning.

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