Storm in Romanian capital leaves 17 injured

A storm hit the Romanian capital of Bucharest on Thursday afternoon, with 70 km per our winds ripping out roofs and trees, and injuring 17 persons.

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Thursday, 23.05.2013.

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BUCHAREST A storm hit the Romanian capital of Bucharest on Thursday afternoon, with 70 km per our winds ripping out roofs and trees, and injuring 17 persons. One of the victims is in a serious condition, the authorities said. Storm in Romanian capital leaves 17 injured The 45-minute storm, that reports said "resembled a tornado", brought heavy rain and thunder, and came at the time of the afternoon traffic jams. The city's electrical grid was also damaged. Some 200 police officers were deployed to reestablish normal traffic, while ambulances were dispatched across Bucharest. Four airplanes that were scheduled to land in Bucharest had to be rerouted to Constanta. The unusually strong storm gave way to sunny weather as soon as it had passed, moving toward the southern parts of the country. Meteorologists said that warm air from Africa collided with the cold northwestern front to produce the storm in Bucharest on Thursday. (Beta/AP, file) Beta

Storm in Romanian capital leaves 17 injured

The 45-minute storm, that reports said "resembled a tornado", brought heavy rain and thunder, and came at the time of the afternoon traffic jams.

The city's electrical grid was also damaged.

Some 200 police officers were deployed to reestablish normal traffic, while ambulances were dispatched across Bucharest.

Four airplanes that were scheduled to land in Bucharest had to be rerouted to Constanta.

The unusually strong storm gave way to sunny weather as soon as it had passed, moving toward the southern parts of the country.

Meteorologists said that warm air from Africa collided with the cold northwestern front to produce the storm in Bucharest on Thursday.

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