Switzerland: lowest February temperatures for 30 years

Freezing temperatures disrupt transport

http://www.swissinfo.ch
February 4, 2012

Temperatures dipped to below -20 in several locations in Switzerland on the night of Friday to Saturday, the coldest of the winter so far.

A number of locations in the north-east recorded their lowest February temperatures for 30 years.

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Freeze Kills Dozens In Eastern Europe

Freeze Kills Dozens In Eastern Europe

http://www.rferl.org
January 31, 2012

Heavy snow and a severe cold snap are reported to have killed dozens of people across Eastern Europe.

Ukraine’s Emergency Situations Ministry said 18 people have died of hypothermia in recent days, and nearly 500 people have sought medical help for frostbite and hypothermia.

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