Snow upto 10 cms(4 inches) and ice has been predicted in many parts of England during weekends, with temperature plunging down to as low as -11C.Reuters
Snow upto 10 cms(4 inches) and ice has been predicted in many parts of England during weekends, with temperature plunging down to as low as -11C.ReutersDriving has become almost impossible in large swathes of Kosovo and much of central Europe. In neighbouring Serbia, one region has seen continuous snow for 26 days.ReutersA motorist tries to find his car half-buried in the snowReutersTransport has broken down across much of central and eastern Europe. A frozen driver outside Kiev, in Ukraine, makes do with an impromptu roadside fire after his truck breaks down. In Ukraine, 43 people have died in the past five days in the coldest winter in six years.ReutersA policeman yanks at his car door, frozen solid in a snowdrift as blizzards sweep across Romania. The harsh weather has derailed a train in Romania and led to motorways closures and flight and ferry cancellations.ReutersTwo women chat by a coal brazier at a bus stop in WarsawReutersHoarfrost smothers a roadsign near the village of Sliznevo, where temperatures crashed to -34CReutersA homeless man in a shelter in Bucharest feebly rubs his hands together for warmthReutersA robin perches on a branch during a snow storm in the village of Collsupina near Barcelona February 2, 2012. A blast of Siberian air has killed scores in Eastern Europe and looks set to keep its icy grip on the continent for another week.ReutersStudents from Deusto University brave icy winds and snow as they cross a bridge on the Nervion river in Bilbao in northern SpainReutersA crucifix on Taubenberg mountain in Warngau, southern Germany. Parts of the region have seen temperatures fall to -14C. The icy high-pressure front sweeping in from Russia is expected to last another week.ReutersStreet sleepers huddle together in a shiop doorway in central BilbaoReuters
Europe's death toll has climbed to 120 as vicious winter weather sweeps across the continent pushing temperatures in some area to -33C.
Parts of the Black Sea were reported to have frozen over, homes and whole villages were cut off, travel disrupted and businesses closed as Siberian weather continues its grip on a vast area from the UK to the Black Sea.
In the UK the Met Office has issued its first countrywide serious cold weather alert of the winter amid fears for the elderly and ill as temperatures continue to linger well below zero in many areas. Heavy snow has been predicted to batter parts of the country, according to Sky News.
In Serbia, more than 11,500 villagers were trapped by heavy snowfalls and the authorities declared a state of emergency.
The worst affected area was reported to be near Serbia's southwestern town of Sijenica where residents have been facing heavy snow for 26 days. In some places, snowbanks are five metres (15ft) high.
Emergency and relief efforts have been focused on providing food, petrol and medical services and evacuating the sick.
Hospitals in Ukraine reported a surge in the number of people admitted with frostbite and hypothermia, with around 1,200 people taken in. The Ukranian death toll alone from the freeze is 101.
In Romania, schools have been shut because of the freezing cold. The Daily Mail reported that in Bulgaria, where 16 towns recorded their lowest temperatures since records started 100 years ago, 1,070 schools remained closed and large sections of the Danube were frozen.
