Europe cold wave: Snow blankets countries in wintry landscape

The week-long cold snap - the worst in decades in Eastern Europe - has killed at least 176 people, many of them homeless, especially in countries such as Ukraine. The tough winter weather also has hit cities in southern Europe such as Rome, where snowfalls are rare.

  • The week-long cold snap - the worst in decades in Eastern Europe - has killed at least 176 people, many of them homeless, especially in countries such as Ukraine. The tough winter weather also has hit cities in southern Europe such as Rome, where snowfalls are rare.<br><br> People run in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris as the first snowfalls arrived in Paris.
    The week-long cold snap - the worst in decades in Eastern Europe - has killed at least 176 people, many of them homeless, especially in countries such as Ukraine. The tough winter weather also has hit cities in southern Europe such as Rome, where snowfalls are rare.

    People run in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris as the first snowfalls arrived in Paris.
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  • The ancient Colosseum in Rome after a snowfall. A rare mantle of snow blanketed the historic center of Rome on February 3, forcing the closure of schools and tourist sites such as the Colosseum.
    The ancient Colosseum in Rome after a snowfall. A rare mantle of snow blanketed the historic center of Rome on February 3, forcing the closure of schools and tourist sites such as the Colosseum.
  • A girl looks through the iced covered window of a kindergarten in Minsk, Belarus.
    A girl looks through the iced covered window of a kindergarten in Minsk, Belarus.
  • A man walks past an ice covered car on the frozen waterside promenade at Lake Geneva in the city Versoix, near Geneva on early February 5, 2012.
    A man walks past an ice covered car on the frozen waterside promenade at Lake Geneva in the city Versoix, near Geneva on early February 5, 2012.
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  • A KLM plane taxies during heavy snowfall at Schiphol airport near Dutch capital Amsterdam.
    A KLM plane taxies during heavy snowfall at Schiphol airport near Dutch capital Amsterdam.
  • A family and a skier enjoy the snow-covered fields in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany.
    A family and a skier enjoy the snow-covered fields in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany.
  • Sheets of ice float in the river Spree in Berlin February 2, 2012 as temperatures remained well under 0 degrees celsius in the German capital.
    Sheets of ice float in the river Spree in Berlin February 2, 2012 as temperatures remained well under 0 degrees celsius in the German capital.
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  • A lion cub plays with a snowball at the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia.
    A lion cub plays with a snowball at the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia.
  • Ferrari Formula One drivers Felipe Massa (L) and Fernando Alonso posing with the new Ferrari Formula One F2012, in Maranello. Ferrari cancelled Friday's launch presentation of the 2012 Formula One car after their Maranello base and the surrounding area was hit by snow.
    Ferrari Formula One drivers Felipe Massa (L) and Fernando Alonso posing with the new Ferrari Formula One F2012, in Maranello. Ferrari cancelled Friday's launch presentation of the 2012 Formula One car after their Maranello base and the surrounding area was hit by snow.
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