Friday, 15 March 2013

Hungary is under snow on the National Day


Hungary is celebrating the 1848 Revolution on this day. Even Google is commemorating this event with a Doodle illustration

(Source: https://www.google.hu/webhp?hl=hu&tab=ww)

However, all the open-air celebrations are cancelled due to the snowstorm.
Spring arrived with mild weather two weeks ago. People thought winter was over and changed their cars' winter tyres to summer ones. As a result, there are a lot of accidents due to the unexpected snow and icy weather. Many cars and buses are stranded on the roads and motorways. The passengers had to spend the night in their vehicles in the snowstorm. Though the rescue teams, including the Hungarian Military Forces with their special vehicles, are trying to reach and help every stranded cars, hundreds of people are still waiting for help on the roads.
The Ministry of Home Affairs is now sending SMS to people "We help!  Don't leave your vehicle! If you run out of fuel, sit into another vehicle!". If they had sent a warning SMS to the citizens a day earlier, before the snowstorm hit the country, perhaps less people would have been in trouble.
But it is good to see how many private persons offer their help and home to the people in trouble, and locals from the nearby villages bring food and drink to people who have been stranded in the snow.

1 comment:

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