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First January weekend recorded one of coldest in Slovak history

Xinhua, January 9, 2017 Adjust font size:

The first weekend in January in Northern Slovakia was recorded as one of the coldest in history.

The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) said during Sunday morning in several districts of northern Slovakia temperature fell to minus 30 degrees Celsius. The coldest place was in village Oravska Lesna, close to borders with Poland, with minus 35.2 degrees Celsius, it said.

The current low-temperature spree in Slovakia, with the night-time lows even in the warmest regions falling to minus 15 degrees Celsius resulted in paramedics treating a dozen people for hypothermia, spokesman of the country's paramedics center Boris Chmel announced on Sunday.

"All the treated persons were suffering hypothermia, some of them were under the influence of alcohol," said Chmel, adding that no children were among the treated.

According to paramedics' experience, the first days after strong frost hits are the most critical, Chmel said. "People were surprised, they didn't expect it."

SHMU also issued a low-temperature alert for Monday morning and cautioned against strong winds that will even strengthen the chilling effect. Endit