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Five Romanians have perished in the wake of heavy snowfalll that has continued, chiefly in southern Romania, since Thursday.
Over 1,000 cars have been trapped, as main roads and highways in the south and east, are still not cleaned, with snow drifts reaching 2 m at some places.
Night temperatures have already dropped to around -20-25 degrees Centigrade, additionally complicating the situation.
The same winter blizard wreaked havoc in northeastern Bulgaria Thursday and Friday, forcing a close down of the Romanian-Bulgarian border, and blocking roads.
Roads are currently reported clean, and schools and other facilities will be working next week in Bulgaria.
In Romania, where snowfall was heaver and longer, even roads leading into capital Bucharest are still obstructed.
Helicopters have to rescue people who had been stranded in their cars among snow drifts.
In the first half of the coming week, both Bulgaria and Romania are bracing for a cold spell that could bring temperatures below -25 in Bulgaria and -30 in Romania.
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Today, most of the country will experience sunny weather, though Western and Central Bulgaria will see unstable air masses
The new week in Bulgaria will commence with overcast skies, particularly pronounced in the western regions where rain, sporadic showers, and thunderstorms may occur
On May 18, expect sunny weather with cumulus clouds forming after noon, leading to isolated rain showers in mountainous regions
According to Assistant Professor Anastasia Stoycheva, PhD, the Director of the Department "Forecasts" at the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
Today, several regions in the country are facing adverse weather conditions once again
Today, heavy rainfall is expected in several regions, including Sofia-city, as a yellow weather warning has been issued
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