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Due to the unfavorable weather in the Eastern and Southeastern regions of the country, Saturday and Sunday, 24 and 25, 04 sub-units of intervention from 16 military units having a staff of about 400 soldiers, officers and civilians endowed with 65 means for clearing the snow and military equipment (tracks, tanks, armored carriers and vehicles) acted at the request of the central and local authorities for solving the urgent situations in 21 localities in Botosani, Buzau, Constanta, Galati, Iasi, Neamt, Tulcea, Vrancea and Vaslui counties.
Sunday in the morning the actions continued to be developed for supplying with energy the Adjudul Vechi-Podul Turcului-Tanasoaia section and to clear the snow and transport on Iasi-Vama Albita section.
During the video-conference organized Sunday, January 25,04 Mr. Gabriel Oprea, minister delegate for Public Administration and the prefects of Iasi, Vaslui and Vrancea thanked to the chief of Romanian General Staff, General Mihail Popescu for the support granted by the commanders of garrisons in solving out the difficult situations due to the bad weather.
The Operational Center of Military Command from the General Staff permanently monitored the situation and the intervention sub-units are ready to action at the request of the local authorities according to the plans established for such kind of situations.
MoND Press Office