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| Europe freeze: More deaths in Ukraine and Poland | Europe freeze: More deaths in Ukraine and Poland |
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| Another 20 people have died in Ukraine and nine in Poland as temperatures fall below -30C (-22F), officials say. | Another 20 people have died in Ukraine and nine in Poland as temperatures fall below -30C (-22F), officials say. |
| Europe's current cold snap has claimed more than 110 lives so far, including 63 in Ukraine and 29 in Poland. | Europe's current cold snap has claimed more than 110 lives so far, including 63 in Ukraine and 29 in Poland. |
| The Serbian authorities say about 11,000 villagers have been cut off by snow and blizzards in remote areas. | The Serbian authorities say about 11,000 villagers have been cut off by snow and blizzards in remote areas. |
| In Italy, more than 600 passengers were trapped on an unheated train in the Apennines overnight, when the brakes and electrical cables froze. | In Italy, more than 600 passengers were trapped on an unheated train in the Apennines overnight, when the brakes and electrical cables froze. |
| Heavy snow across central and northern Italy has caused widespread disruption. Weather experts say is its coldest week in the country for 27 years. | Heavy snow across central and northern Italy has caused widespread disruption. Weather experts say is its coldest week in the country for 27 years. |
| The coldest temperatures have been recorded in Russia and Kazakhstan. | The coldest temperatures have been recorded in Russia and Kazakhstan. |
| In the Urals and Siberia, the temperature fell to -40C (-40F) while in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, a forecaster told Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency the wind-chill factor meant the real temperature was down to -52C, even though the air temperature was -35C. | |
| In southern Russia, cars and lorries became stuck in snow drifts between Novorossiisk and Krasnodar. | In southern Russia, cars and lorries became stuck in snow drifts between Novorossiisk and Krasnodar. |
| Heavy snow has also hit Turkey, with 50cm falling in Istanbul on Wednesday. An avalanche in the south-east of the country killed a woman in her home, reports say. | Heavy snow has also hit Turkey, with 50cm falling in Istanbul on Wednesday. An avalanche in the south-east of the country killed a woman in her home, reports say. |
| Another avalanche blocked a main road connecting the provinces of Bitlis and Diyarbakir. | Another avalanche blocked a main road connecting the provinces of Bitlis and Diyarbakir. |
| Rescuers in Germany were unable to save an elderly woman after she had gone swimming in the frozen waters of a gravel pit in Lower Saxony. Reports said she had often swum in the lake. | Rescuers in Germany were unable to save an elderly woman after she had gone swimming in the frozen waters of a gravel pit in Lower Saxony. Reports said she had often swum in the lake. |
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