Rare snow in Tirana fills hospital with fractured patients

12/01/2017 00:00

People in Tirana but also in other cities have slipped and broken bones due to the snow, which is a rare event for the area.

76 people sought help at the Tirana trauma hospital today, eight of whom are being hospitalized.

Agron Dogjani, surgeon at the Trauma hospital, said that most of the patients come with fractured legs, but there are also very serious cases. Most of the patients are above their 40s, no children involved, and none of them is in life danger.

The Tirana Trauma Hospital has doubled their staff for this situation.

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