Europe freezes to death

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Updated On Feb 03, 2012 12:11 pm IST

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A man skates on a frozen pond in Vienna. Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to at least 89 people on Wednesday, and have forced Russian gas provider Gazprom to warn over supplies to Europe. Reuters/Heinz-Peter Bader

Updated on Feb 03, 2012 12:11 pm IST

A man skates on a frozen pond in Vienna. Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to at least 89 people on Wednesday, and have forced Russian gas provider Gazprom to warn over supplies to Europe. Reuters/Heinz-Peter Bader

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Homeless man Aurel Zugravu, 42, who refused to go to a community shelter, leaves after picking through garbage bins in Bucharest. Local police and authorities are trying to relocate homeless people to community shelters where they can sleep and eat as temperatures dropped to as low as -30 degree Celsius in some parts of Romania where 14 people died in the snap cold. Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to at least 89 people on Wednesday, and have forced Russian gas provider Gazprom to warn over supplies to Europe. Reuters/Radu Sigheti

Updated on Feb 03, 2012 12:11 pm IST

Homeless man Aurel Zugravu, 42, who refused to go to a community shelter, leaves after picking through garbage bins in Bucharest. Local police and authorities are trying to relocate homeless people to community shelters where they can sleep and eat as temperatures dropped to as low as -30 degree Celsius in some parts of Romania where 14 people died in the snap cold. Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to at least 89 people on Wednesday, and have forced Russian gas provider Gazprom to warn over supplies to Europe. Reuters/Radu Sigheti

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Two women stand next to a coal heater at a bus stop on Plac na Rozdrozu in Warsaw. More than 60 people have died in a cold snap across Eastern Europe, authorities said, forcing some countries to call in the army to help secure food and medical supplies and set up emergency shelters for the homeless. The temperature in Ukraine sank to minus 33 degrees Celsius (minus 27 Fahrenheit), the coldest in six years, while eastern Bosnia experienced lows of minus 31 C (minus 24 F) and Poland, Romania and Bulgaria minus 30 C (minus 22 F). Reuters/Peter Andrews

Updated on Feb 03, 2012 12:11 pm IST

Two women stand next to a coal heater at a bus stop on Plac na Rozdrozu in Warsaw. More than 60 people have died in a cold snap across Eastern Europe, authorities said, forcing some countries to call in the army to help secure food and medical supplies and set up emergency shelters for the homeless. The temperature in Ukraine sank to minus 33 degrees Celsius (minus 27 Fahrenheit), the coldest in six years, while eastern Bosnia experienced lows of minus 31 C (minus 24 F) and Poland, Romania and Bulgaria minus 30 C (minus 22 F). Reuters/Peter Andrews

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Homeless people help themselves to hot tea at a soup kitchen at Hospice of St. Cross in Warsaw. More than 60 people have died in a cold snap across Eastern Europe, authorities said on Tuesday, forcing some countries to call in the army to help secure food and medical supplies and set up emergency shelters for the homeless. The temperature in Ukraine sank to minus 33 degrees Celsius (minus 27 Fahrenheit), the coldest in six years, while eastern Bosnia experienced lows of minus 31 C (minus 24 F) and Poland, Romania and Bulgaria minus 30 C (minus 22 F). Reuters/Peter Andrews

Updated on Feb 03, 2012 12:11 pm IST

Homeless people help themselves to hot tea at a soup kitchen at Hospice of St. Cross in Warsaw. More than 60 people have died in a cold snap across Eastern Europe, authorities said on Tuesday, forcing some countries to call in the army to help secure food and medical supplies and set up emergency shelters for the homeless. The temperature in Ukraine sank to minus 33 degrees Celsius (minus 27 Fahrenheit), the coldest in six years, while eastern Bosnia experienced lows of minus 31 C (minus 24 F) and Poland, Romania and Bulgaria minus 30 C (minus 22 F). Reuters/Peter Andrews

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Dogs are seen at a snow-covered dog shelter in Glina village near Bucharest. Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to at least 89 people on Wednesday, and have forced Russian gas provider Gazprom to warn over supplies to Europe. Europe had enjoyed a relatively mild winter up until last weekend, but a Siberian system swinging in from the east brought that to an abrupt halt. Reuters/Bogdan Cristel

Updated on Feb 03, 2012 12:11 pm IST

Dogs are seen at a snow-covered dog shelter in Glina village near Bucharest. Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to at least 89 people on Wednesday, and have forced Russian gas provider Gazprom to warn over supplies to Europe. Europe had enjoyed a relatively mild winter up until last weekend, but a Siberian system swinging in from the east brought that to an abrupt halt. Reuters/Bogdan Cristel

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A man rides a bicycle during snowfall in downtown Bologna, central Italy. Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to at least 89 people on Wednesday, and have forced Russian gas provider Gazprom to warn over supplies to Europe. Reuters/Stringer

Updated on Feb 03, 2012 12:11 pm IST

A man rides a bicycle during snowfall in downtown Bologna, central Italy. Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to at least 89 people on Wednesday, and have forced Russian gas provider Gazprom to warn over supplies to Europe. Reuters/Stringer

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A woman begs for money in an underground passage, with the air temperature at about minus 24 degrees Celsius (minus 11.2 degrees Fahrenheit), in Minsk. Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to at least 89 people on Wednesday, and have forced Russian gas provider Gazprom to warn over supplies to Europe. Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko

Updated on Feb 03, 2012 12:11 pm IST

A woman begs for money in an underground passage, with the air temperature at about minus 24 degrees Celsius (minus 11.2 degrees Fahrenheit), in Minsk. Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to at least 89 people on Wednesday, and have forced Russian gas provider Gazprom to warn over supplies to Europe. Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko

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A man opens the door of his snow-covered car in Kosovo's capital Pristina. Pristina's weather office reported that snow has reached 130 cm (51 inch) in the mountain regions and 70 cm (28 inch) in other areas, and from Friday temperatures are seen falling to up to minus 20 degrees Celsius. Reuters/Hazir Reka

Updated on Feb 03, 2012 12:11 pm IST

A man opens the door of his snow-covered car in Kosovo's capital Pristina. Pristina's weather office reported that snow has reached 130 cm (51 inch) in the mountain regions and 70 cm (28 inch) in other areas, and from Friday temperatures are seen falling to up to minus 20 degrees Celsius. Reuters/Hazir Reka

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