Freezing Weather Kills Scores in Eastern Europe

Temperatures plunge to -36ºC (-33ºF) in parts of Eastern Europe

Heavy snow and a severe cold snap have killed at least 90 people across central and eastern Europe and left more than a thousand others suffering from hypothermia and frostbites. 

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• Eastern Europe.  A severe cold snap across central and eastern Europe has killed at least 90 people since last Sunday and left more than a thousand others hit by hypothermia and frostbites. 
  • Temperatures have plunged to as low as -36ºC (-33ºF) in some areas, the coldest in living memory.
  • Freeze-related deaths have been reported throughout the region including in Bosnia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.
  • The air temperature in some parts of the republic of Yakutia (Siberia) has fallen to as low as -50C (-58F), a report said.
  • In Moscow, the temperature fell below -30C, Wednesday morning, about 14 degrees below normal.
  • Heavy snow has made roads impassible, cutting off power to many areas, forcing hundrdes of schools to close down and prompting various governments to enact emergency measures.
  • In Bulgaria, 25 of the country’s 28 districts have declared states of emergency.
  • In Ukraine, tens of thousands of homeless have sought refuge in makeshift shelters.
  • In Czech republic capital of Prague, about 5,000 homeless people huddled up in an emergency tent set up by the authorities outside the City Hall.
  • In Serbia, at least 20 municipalities have declared states of emergency.
  • In Turkey, all flights out of Istanbul airport have been canceled.
  • In Romania, blizzard cut electricity to more than 50 cities.
  • Snowfalls were reported in southern Italy and the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean.
  • [NOTE: The actual death figure is probably in the hundreds.]
  • More heavy snow is forecast for the region, as the cold snap intensifies.

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