Traffic was closed Thursday morning on 37 national roads, 80 county roads and two highways, authorities said. Sixteen flights to and from Bucharest have been cancelled because of weather conditions. Passenger trains register delays of at least one hour and 17 trains have been canceled because of the snow, said passenger railway company CFR Calatori.
European Commissioner for regional policy Johannes Hahn, who was supposed to arrive in Romania Thursday, has canceled his visit because of air traffic disruptions.
In the capital city Bucharest, public transport was hindered by the heavy snowfall Wednesday and dozens of people have been snowed in around the capital since Wednesday evening and have spent the night in their cars.
Romania’s capital and over half the country are under alert for heavy snow and powerful blizzards until Thursday evening.