Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:31:36 +0500 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:31:36 +0500 60 Powerful storm hits Romania, one person killed https://english.aaj.tv/news/330461750/powerful-storm-hits-romania-one-person-killed <p><strong>A powerful storm tore through the Romanian ​capital Bucharest and 20 counties ‌on Wednesday, killing one person and damaging dozens of homes and ​vehicles, emergency services officials ​said.</strong></p> <p>In Bucharest alone, nearly 2,000 ⁠calls for help were ​reported, emergency services told broadcaster Digi24. ​Several metro stations were flooded.</p> <p>Outside the capital, the storm wrought damage ​in 60 towns and villages. ​One person was killed when a ‌tree ⁠fell on their vehicle.</p> <p>Police and firefighters were deployed across several counties, evacuating flooded homes and ​clearing ​debris.</p> <p>The storm ⁠was preceded by a heat wave, with ​temperatures exceeding 40 degrees ​Celsius ⁠in parts of the country on Monday and Tuesday, boosting ⁠power ​consumption and raising ​electricity prices.</p> A powerful storm tore through the Romanian ​capital Bucharest and 20 counties ‌on Wednesday, killing one person and damaging dozens of homes and ​vehicles, emergency services officials ​said.

In Bucharest alone, nearly 2,000 ⁠calls for help were ​reported, emergency services told broadcaster Digi24. ​Several metro stations were flooded.

Outside the capital, the storm wrought damage ​in 60 towns and villages. ​One person was killed when a ‌tree ⁠fell on their vehicle.

Police and firefighters were deployed across several counties, evacuating flooded homes and ​clearing ​debris.

The storm ⁠was preceded by a heat wave, with ​temperatures exceeding 40 degrees ​Celsius ⁠in parts of the country on Monday and Tuesday, boosting ⁠power ​consumption and raising ​electricity prices.

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