Snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures have killed at least 19 people across Europe as well as severely disrupting air, rail and road transport.At least 15 people froze to death overnight in Poland as temperatures dipped way below freezing. In parts of Germany a figure of -33C was recorded. Flights have been cancelled, train services have been severely affected and roads made impassable.
Snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures have killed at least 19 people across Europe as well as severely disrupting air, rail and road transport.
At least 15 people froze to death overnight in Poland as temperatures dipped way below freezing. In parts of Germany a figure of -33C was recorded.
Flights have been cancelled, train services have been severely affected and roads made impassable.
Winter mayhem has continued to strike much of Europe on Sunday, with more deaths reported and public transportation around the continent grinding to a halt. Roads in several European countries are gridlocked, many airports on Sunday are closed or have sharply cut services, while many trains have been cancelled or delayed. In Poland, an estimated 19 people, mainly homeless and late-night drunken stragglers, have frozen to death in the extreme weather. In the Czech Republic, two more homeless people died after exposure to the arctic-like temperatures, bringing to eight the number of people killed in that country due to the cold snap. In Germany, a 46-year-old homeless was reported frozen to death in the south-western city of Mannheim. Hundreds of car accidents were also reported around the country, including two separate incidents that claimed the lives of two women. Temperatures in parts of Germany fell to below minus 33 degrees Celsius overnight, as parts of Western and Northern Europe from Portugal in the south to Poland in the east were hit by heavy snowfall. In Eastern Europe, snow as deep as 2.5 meters has been reported, while temperatures in Mediterranean regions such as Spain dropped to around minus 20 degrees overnight.
Roads in several European countries are gridlocked, many airports on Sunday are closed or have sharply cut services, while many trains have been cancelled or delayed.
In Poland, an estimated 19 people, mainly homeless and late-night drunken stragglers, have frozen to death in the extreme weather. In the Czech Republic, two more homeless people died after exposure to the arctic-like temperatures, bringing to eight the number of people killed in that country due to the cold snap.
In Germany, a 46-year-old homeless was reported frozen to death in the south-western city of Mannheim. Hundreds of car accidents were also reported around the country, including two separate incidents that claimed the lives of two women.
Temperatures in parts of Germany fell to below minus 33 degrees Celsius overnight, as parts of Western and Northern Europe from Portugal in the south to Poland in the east were hit by heavy snowfall.
In Eastern Europe, snow as deep as 2.5 meters has been reported, while temperatures in Mediterranean regions such as Spain dropped to around minus 20 degrees overnight.
