Icicles hang from the monument of the Soviet Soldier at Soviet Heroes cemetery in Bucharest, Romania.
(Vadim Ghirda/AP)
An ice storm in Romania's capital brought down hundreds of tree branches and power lines Saturday.Tram traffic was halted for over three hours after one tram came off its tracks.Over 14,000 customers lost power during the storm.
An ice storm downed hundreds of trees and power lines and caused a tram derailment in Romania's capital Saturday.
Emergency officials in Bucharest said branches brought down by ice hit and injured two people, according to the Associated Press. Around 40 people were treated for injuries caused by slipping on ice.
Tram traffic was halted for more than , the Bucharest Transport Society reported. A number of trolleys were also stopped because of frozen power lines.
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A man jogs by ice covered fallen tree branches in Bucharest, Romania.
(Vadim Ghirda/AP)
Several cars around Bucharest were damaged by the more than 800 falling tree branches that left debris strewn across the capital's roads.
Around , the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced. Fallen power lines caused outages over the span of several hours.
Icy conditions at Bucharest's Henry Coanda Airport caused lengthy delays and several flight cancelations.