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More than 300 dead as big freeze grips Europe
(eNews.pk) - KIEV: Temperatures have plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 300 lives as forecasters warned that the big freeze would tighten its grip over the weekend.

A total of 300 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. (AFP)

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يورپ ميں شديد سردي سے ہلاکتوں کي تعداد300سے تجاوزکرگئي
جنيوا… يورپ ميں شديد سردي کي لہر سے، ہلاکتيں 300 سے تجاوز کرگئيں، فن لينڈ ميں درجہ حرارت منفي 40 ڈگري سينٹي گريڈ تک گر گيا. يورپ ميں جاري شديد سردي اور برفباري کے سبب ہلاکتوں کي تعداد 306 تک پہنچ گئي ہے. سب سے زيادہ متاثر ہونے والے ملک يوکرائن ميں ٹھٹرکر ہلاک ہونے والوں کي تعداد 131ہو گئي ہے. جبکہ فن لينڈ ميں درجہ حرارت منفي 40 ڈگري سينٹي گريڈ تک ريکارڈ کيا گيا. شديد سردي کے باعث متاثرہ ملکوں ميں متعدد ايئرپورٹ بند کرديے گئے ہيں جبکہ ريلوے کا نظام بھي شديد متاثر ہے. ادھر لندن ميں شديد برفباري کے باعث دنيا کے مصروف ترين ہيتھرو ايئرپورٹ نے اتوار کے دنروز اپني کْل 1300 پروازوں ميں سے نصف سے زائد منسوخ کر ديں. شديد برفباري سے برطانيہ کے کئي علاقوں ميں موٹر وے بھي متاثر ہيں.

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