Meteorologists forecast low temperatures for next few days

12:44 | 11.01.2021 Category: Social

Chisinau, 11 January /MOLDPRES/- According to the State Hydrometeorological Service, today and tomorrow it will snow lightly in several districts of the country, and in the next few days a sudden drop in temperature of -9 -12 degrees Celsius is forecast.

Light snow and -2 +1 degrees Celsius are forecast for today. There are -2 degrees Celsius in the capital.

The National Inspectorate of Public Safety announces that on several roads in the country, workers with snow removal equipment and anti-skid material intervene. Law enforcers recommend drivers moving slowly, equipping cars with proper tires and keeping distance between vehicles to stop the car safely.

The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations urges citizens to pay more attention to the use of heating sources. It is not recommended for people to light fires in stoves with highly flammable liquids. At the same time, households are warned about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Specialists recommend ventilating rooms heated with stoves, and the fire should be extinguished during the night.

At the same time, rescuers warn of the danger of ice formation on the surface of water basins due to low temperatures. It is not advisable for people to go out on ice if the layer formed does not exceed 8-10 cm.

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