Cold snap claims lives across Europe

Several people have lost their lives in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and Bulgaria due to low temperatures. At least three persons died in Czech Republic while two people died in Slovakia. Cold snap claims lives across Europe 13 people froze to death in the last 24 hours in Ukraine, increasing the number of victims that died during the cold snap across Europe to 43, Ukrainian officials have stated. Temperatures, that plummet to minus 29 degrees Celsius at night, have been fatal for three homeless people in Czech Republic in the past 24 hours. The temperatures in the country are so low that railway workers have trouble repairing cracked railway tracks. Temperatures are even lower in some parts of Slovakia – around minus 30 degrees Celsius at night. Two Slovaks died from exposure. “These are the lowest temperatures in history. The village of Viglas-Pstrusa with temperature of 41 degrees below freezing in February 1929 holds the Slovak record. The locals who remember it claim that trees were cracking back then, but nothing similar has ever happened since then,” climatologist Pavel Fasko has said. The cold weather came to central Europe from eastern Russia and according to forecasts, the coldest days await Czechs and Slovaks in the end of the week. This is the coldest winter in Ukraine in the last six years and temperatures have dropped to minus 33 degrees. According to official information, most of the victims in Ukraine are homeless people. 28, out of 43 persons who died in the last five days, were found in the streets, seven died in their homes and eight died in hospitals. Thousands of people have sought medical attention due to frostbites, hypothermia and other problems caused by extremely low temperatures. The authorities have set up several thousands of heated tents across the country, Reuters has reported. Extremely low temperatures have gripped the southernmost parts of the continent as well. It snowed in some parts of Athens, that rarely has any snowfall, on Wednesday morning and temperature has dropped below freezing. Low temperatures, strong winds and snow are causing problems in northern and mountain parts of Greece. The cold weather has temporarily disrupted maritime traffic. It started snowing in Istanbul last night which caused serious traffic problems. According to the first reports, one person died in Istanbul. There is about 50 centimeters of snow in some parts of the city. Many domestic and international flights from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport were cancelled last night. The lowest temperatures in the last 100 years have been recorded in Bulgaria. At least ten persons died from the cold. According to the latest reports, the Danube River has frozen in some parts, disrupting the traffic. Around 400 Bulgarian schools are closed due to bad weather conditions. Beta Tanjug

Cold snap claims lives across Europe

13 people froze to death in the last 24 hours in Ukraine, increasing the number of victims that died during the cold snap across Europe to 43, Ukrainian officials have stated.

Temperatures, that plummet to minus 29 degrees Celsius at night, have been fatal for three homeless people in Czech Republic in the past 24 hours.

The temperatures in the country are so low that railway workers have trouble repairing cracked railway tracks.

Temperatures are even lower in some parts of Slovakia – around minus 30 degrees Celsius at night. Two Slovaks died from exposure.

“These are the lowest temperatures in history. The village of Viglaš-Pstruša with temperature of 41 degrees below freezing in February 1929 holds the Slovak record. The locals who remember it claim that trees were cracking back then, but nothing similar has ever happened since then,” climatologist Pavel Faško has said.

The cold weather came to central Europe from eastern Russia and according to forecasts, the coldest days await Czechs and Slovaks in the end of the week.

This is the coldest winter in Ukraine in the last six years and temperatures have dropped to minus 33 degrees.

According to official information, most of the victims in Ukraine are homeless people. 28, out of 43 persons who died in the last five days, were found in the streets, seven died in their homes and eight died in hospitals.

Thousands of people have sought medical attention due to frostbites, hypothermia and other problems caused by extremely low temperatures.

The authorities have set up several thousands of heated tents across the country, Reuters has reported.

Extremely low temperatures have gripped the southernmost parts of the continent as well.

It snowed in some parts of Athens, that rarely has any snowfall, on Wednesday morning and temperature has dropped below freezing.

Low temperatures, strong winds and snow are causing problems in northern and mountain parts of Greece. The cold weather has temporarily disrupted maritime traffic.

It started snowing in Istanbul last night which caused serious traffic problems. According to the first reports, one person died in Istanbul.

There is about 50 centimeters of snow in some parts of the city.

Many domestic and international flights from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport were cancelled last night.

The lowest temperatures in the last 100 years have been recorded in Bulgaria. At least ten persons died from the cold.

According to the latest reports, the Danube River has frozen in some parts, disrupting the traffic. Around 400 Bulgarian schools are closed due to bad weather conditions.