epa05744377 Smog sits above the buildings on the Pest side of the River Danube in Budapest, Hungary, 23 January 2017, when the level of air pollution reaches dangerous extends in the capital and large parts of the country. Budapest and several cities around the country issued smog alerts due to the high concentration of airborne dust particles. Seen in foreground is the Freedom Bridge. EPA/TIBOR ILLYES HUNGARY OUT
A hungry abandoned dog walks on a frozen section of the Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Authorities have been battling thick ice that has formed on the Danube in Serbia, blocking all river traffic and endangering rafts and boats parked by the river banks. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
epa05731791 Wild birds rest on the frozen river Danube in Belgrade, Serbia, 19 January 2017. Low temperatures reaching -20 degrees Celsius have caused the river Danube to freeze for the first time in more than 15 years. EPA/KOCA SULEJMANOVIC
A man clears ice on a frozen section of the Ada Ciganlija Lake in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Authorities have been battling thick ice that has formed on the Danube in Serbia, blocking all river traffic and endangering rafts and boats parked by the river banks. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
epa05731787 A boat is stuck in the frozen river Danube in Belgrade, Serbia, 19 January 2017. Low temperatures reaching -20 degrees Celsius have caused the river Danube to freeze for the first time in more than 15 years. EPA/KOCA SULEJMANOVIC
Boats are surrounded by ice and snow on a frozen section of the Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Authorities have been battling thick ice that has formed on the Danube in Serbia, blocking all river traffic and endangering rafts and boats parked by the river banks. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
General view of a frozen section of the Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Authorities have been battling thick ice that has formed on the Danube in Serbia, blocking all river traffic and endangering rafts and boats parked by the river banks. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Boats are surrounded by ice and snow on a frozen section of the Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Authorities have been battling thick ice that has formed on the Danube in Serbia, blocking all river traffic and endangering rafts and boats parked by the river banks. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
A man and child clear snow on a frozen section of the Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Authorities have been battling thick ice that has formed on the Danube in Serbia, blocking all river traffic and endangering rafts and boats parked by the river banks. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
epa05724270 Hungarian ship Jegtoro VI (Icebreaker VI) navigates through ice floes frozen into a sheet on the River Danube near the village of Dalj, eastern Croatia, 17 January 2017. Hungary sent two icebreaker ships to its southern neighbours to make way for cargo vessels on the lower section of the border river between Serbia and Croatia. Cold winter weather is increasingly hampering transport and travel. EPA/EDVARD MOLNAR HUNGARY OUT
epa05724840 Hungarian ice breaking ship Jegtoro VI (Icebreaker VI) navigates through ice floes frozen into a sheet on the River Danube near the village of Dalj, eastern Croatia, 17 January 2017. Hungary sent the two icebreakers to its southern neighbours to make way for cargo vessels on the lower section of the border river between Serbia and Croatia. EPA/MOLNAR EDVARD HUNGARY OUT
Ice floes drift on the Danube river near Vilshofen, Germany, Tuesday Jan. 24, 2017. ( Armin Weigel/dpa via AP)
epa05730950 Serbian Orthodox men swimming in the icy waters of the River Danube during celebrations for the Epiphany Orthodox holiday, in Belgrade, Serbia, 19 January 2017. People believe that swimming into blessed waters during the Epiphany holiday strengthens the body and spirit. EPA/ANDREJ CUKIC
Σπανιότατο: Πάγωσε ο Δούναβης σε πέντε χώρες – Απίστευτες εικόνες [photos]
Οι Βιεννέζοι πέρασαν ένα απολαυστικό Σαββατοκύριακο αξιοποιώντας κάθε στιγμή πάνω στον παγωμένο ποταμό
Ο πάγος επιπλέει με μεγάλα κομμάτια στο Γερμανικό τμήμα του Δούναβη ενώ το κρύο έχει φτάσει σε επίπεδα ρεκόρ, με το θερμόμετρο τη νύχτα να πέφτει ακόμα και στους -28 βαθμούς Κελσίου.
Αλλά και στη Σερβία, στον βασικό παραπόταμο του Δούναβη, τον Σάβα, τα πάντα έχουν παγώσει – σε σημείο ώστε να μπλοκαριστούν όλες τις πλωτές μεταφορές.
Ευκαιρία για πατινάζ, χόκεϊ στον πάγο και ατελείωτο παιχνίδι πρόσφερε ο Δούναβης στους κατοίκους της Βιέννης, καθώς πάγωσε για δεύτερη φορά σε διάστημα τριάντα ετών και μετατράπηκε σε παγοπίστα.
Οι Βιεννέζοι πέρασαν ένα απολαυστικό Σαββατοκύριακο αξιοποιώντας κάθε στιγμή πάνω στον παγωμένο ποταμό. Οι αρχές πάντως προειδοποίησαν τους κατοίκους πως το στρώμα πάγου μπορεί να είναι επικίνδυνο και πως δεν έχει μετρηθεί το πάχος του.
Δεν συμμερίζονται ωστόσο όλοι τη χαρά των Αυστριακών. Όπως γράφει η Daily Mail, στη Σερβία για παράδειγμα ο πάγος πάνω στον ποταμό μπλόκαρε όλες τις πλωτές μεταφορές.
