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Temperatures have plunged to new lows in Europe where a
week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives as forecasters
warned that the big freeze would tighten its grip over the weekend.
A
total of 223 people have died from the cold weather in the last seven
days according to an AFP tally, with Ukraine suffering the heaviest
toll.
People have been found dead on the streets in some
countries, while thousands have been trapped in mountain villages in
Serbia. In Italy, Venice's canals started freezing over and even Rome was dusted in snow.
The lowest temperatures recorded in Europe were in the southwest of the Czech Republic, where the mercury dropped as low as minus 38.1 degrees Celsius (minus 36.5 Fahrenheit) overnight Thursday.
The
EU executive said Friday that vital Russian gas deliveries had dropped
in nine countries, with Russian giant Gazprom invoking flexibility
clauses as it also braves a cold snap. Supplies fell 30 percent in
Austria and 24 percent in Italy.
Ukraine's emergencies ministry raised its death toll to 101 since the cold snap took hold, 64 of whom died on the streets.
Almost
1,600 people have sought medical attention for frostbite and
hypothermia and thousands have flocked to temporary shelters.
week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives as forecasters
warned that the big freeze would tighten its grip over the weekend.
A
total of 223 people have died from the cold weather in the last seven
days according to an AFP tally, with Ukraine suffering the heaviest
toll.
People have been found dead on the streets in some
countries, while thousands have been trapped in mountain villages in
Serbia. In Italy, Venice's canals started freezing over and even Rome was dusted in snow.
The lowest temperatures recorded in Europe were in the southwest of the Czech Republic, where the mercury dropped as low as minus 38.1 degrees Celsius (minus 36.5 Fahrenheit) overnight Thursday.
The
EU executive said Friday that vital Russian gas deliveries had dropped
in nine countries, with Russian giant Gazprom invoking flexibility
clauses as it also braves a cold snap. Supplies fell 30 percent in
Austria and 24 percent in Italy.
Ukraine's emergencies ministry raised its death toll to 101 since the cold snap took hold, 64 of whom died on the streets.
Almost
1,600 people have sought medical attention for frostbite and
hypothermia and thousands have flocked to temporary shelters.