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Deadly cold QMI AGENCY Source: Graphic News Austria Slovakia Czech Rep. Latvia Estonia Greece Bulgaria France Airports in Paris hit by delays Bosnia State of emergency declared. Hundreds of villages cut off Italy Rome sees first snowfall in 27 years Hungary Deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning, fires and cold Romania Traffic chaos in Bucharest. More blizzards Ukraine Many homeless froze to death as temperatures dropped to -33°C Lithuania Temperatures fell below -30°C Russia Poland Lifts ban on admitting inebriated people to homeless shelters 50 40 30 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 °C 500km 310 miles 5 5 7 13 5 53 39 64 131 Deaths also recorded in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Latvia, Estonia, Greece and Slovakia High pressure from Siberia drives cold front number of deaths

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Page 1: Deadly Cold

Deadly cold

QMI AGENCYSource: Graphic News

AustriaSlovakia

CzechRep.

LatviaEstonia

GreeceBulgaria

FranceAirports in Paris hit by delays

BosniaState of emergency declared. Hundreds of villages cut o�

ItalyRome sees first snowfall in 27 years

HungaryDeaths from carbon monoxide poisoning, fires and cold

RomaniaTra�c chaos in Bucharest. More blizzards

UkraineMany homeless froze to death as temperatures dropped to -33°C

LithuaniaTemperatures fell

below -30°C

Russia

PolandLifts ban on admitting inebriated people to homeless shelters

50

40

30

20

10

0

-10

-20

-30

-40

-50

°C

500km

310 miles

5

57

13

5

53

39

64

131

Deaths also recorded in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Latvia, Estonia, Greece and Slovakia

High pressure

from Siberia drives

cold front

number of

deaths