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Snowstorms wreak havoc in Bulgaria
Sofia (AFP) Jan 19, 2010 Snowstorms wreaked havoc in northeastern Bulgaria Tuesday, prompting authorities to call a state of emergency in at least six small municipalities, the civil defence service said. All roads in the area around Dobrich were closed by snowdrifts, road maintenance officials said. The Black Sea port of Varna and the airports in Varna and Burgas, further south, were also shut. Schools were closed and households were left with no electricity in a number of towns in the regions of Dobrich and Varna, where such heavy snowfall is rare. Strong winds and snowdrifts also disrupted train services in eastern Bulgaria, while many cars were stranded on country roads.
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