Severe, deadly cold sweeps Europe
In Ukraine, the hardest-hit country, more than 50 people have perished from the cold in the last week. Nearly 950 others were hospitalized with hypothermia and frostbite and over 2,000 heated tents have been set up with hot food for the homeless. Health officials have told hospitals to stop discharging the hundreds of homeless patients after they are treated for hypothermia and frostbite. The goal is to prevent them from dying once they are released into temperatures as low as -32 degrees Celsius (-26 Fahrenheit).
A severe and snowy cold snap across central and eastern Europe has left more than 50 people dead, cut off power to towns, and snarled traffic.
Temperatures plunged to -27 degrees Centigrade (-16.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Romania. Four people died due to cold-related causes according to local media.
A severe and snowy cold snap across central and eastern Europe has left at least 54 people dead, cut off power to towns, and snarled traffic.
Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold spell. Temperatures are expected to range from a high of -15 degrees C to lows around -20 C over the next week.
Thirty people have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, most of them homeless who froze to death in the streets or old people who died in their flats or after hospitalization.
As temperatures dropped to around -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit), authorities urged people to be careful and remain indoors.