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8th January, 2026
Heavy snowfall disrupts Hungary
A nationwide red alert entered into force at 8 a.m. on Wednesday due to severe winter conditions, requiring all social institutions to take in homeless people at risk from the cold, regardless of capacity or mandate.
Authorities say all state agencies were operating at full capacity to cope with the situation caused by the heaviest snowfall in 15 years.
Firefighter Lt. Col. Daniel Mukics said that disaster management, police, ambulance services, road authorities, the army, hospitals, MAV, and Volan are all engaged in extraordinary efforts.
In some areas, including Budapest, access to public institutions has been temporarily hindered.
Transport disruptions continued nationwide, with delays and cancellations on rail and public transport, long traffic jams on highways, and some flight delays and cancellations at Budapest Airport, as storms wreaked havoc at airports across Europe. (nepszava.hu; 24.hu; hvg.hu; telex.hu)
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