Severe Cold in Poland, Traffic Through Bosphorus Halted

Society | January 7, 2017, Saturday // 16:46|  views

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Ten people have become victim to the cold weather in Poland over the last two days when temperatures fell to -20. Over the weekend, low temperatures will remain.

The police are calling on Polish citizens to be heedful and submit signals about people who are exposed to the cold. Since the beginning of November, 53 people in Poland have died from hypothermia. The cold wave came over the country on Wednesday night.

In Istanbul, traffic of marine vessels through the Bosphorus in both directions has been halted due to insufficient visibility. The traffic of passenger ships between the Asian and the European shores has also been stopped in the directions of the Princes’ Islands and Bursa.

As of Friday night, there has been heavy snow in the megapolis and snow depth has reached 40 cm.

The unusually cold winter and heavy snowfall have blocked the megapolis and caused chaos in traffic, reported BTA, adding that about 600 flights have been cancelled at Ataturk Airport.

 

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