Europe Cold Wave

A cold wave across Europe has left at least 20 people dead in the past two days, including several homeless and migrants, authorities said Saturday, with the frigid temperatures expected to continue through the weekend.

Overwhelmed by deep snow and harsh temperatures, some countries in Europe closed down schools and struggled to run public transport on Monday, as post-snow rains caused a dam to collapse in Bulgaria, flooding a village and killing at least four.

Europe is experiencing its heaviest snowfall in decades. Extreme icy conditions have paralysed life in several countries. The number of dead has now crossed 300 and eastern Europe is the worst hit. In Ukraine, more than 150 are dead while emergency services in Bosnia are evacuating hundreds of people trapped in their cars. Heavy snow in Britain for...

Bosnia's government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralysed by snow, while in Rome residents dug out from the city's biggest snowfall in 26 years, which shut down the Colosseum.

The man, 26, admitted to police that he had thrown his son into the freezing waters of the Tevere river after arguing with the infant's mother.

Hundreds of people were plucked to safety today after a ferry caught in a snow storm ran aground off Italy, as a vicious cold snap that has claimed over 250 lives across Europe refused to ease its clench.

At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities said on Thursday, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's weeklong deep freeze rose to 123, many of them homeless people.

Many parts of Europe are shivering due to an unseasonal cold snap which has gripped Poland, Germany, parts of Austria, scotland and wales. Snow flurries are grounding flights and trapping hundreds of motorists.Infact, temperatures in Scotland and Wales over the weekend reached record lows and were reported to be colder than the North Pole.The icy w...

The cold wave continues to sweep European nations, grounding airplanes, trains and cars.

A cold wave across Europe has left at least 20 people dead in the past two days, including several homeless and migrants, authorities said Saturday, with the frigid temperatures expected to continue through the weekend.

Overwhelmed by deep snow and harsh temperatures, some countries in Europe closed down schools and struggled to run public transport on Monday, as post-snow rains caused a dam to collapse in Bulgaria, flooding a village and killing at least four.

Europe is experiencing its heaviest snowfall in decades. Extreme icy conditions have paralysed life in several countries. The number of dead has now crossed 300 and eastern Europe is the worst hit. In Ukraine, more than 150 are dead while emergency services in Bosnia are evacuating hundreds of people trapped in their cars. Heavy snow in Britain for...

Bosnia's government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralysed by snow, while in Rome residents dug out from the city's biggest snowfall in 26 years, which shut down the Colosseum.

The man, 26, admitted to police that he had thrown his son into the freezing waters of the Tevere river after arguing with the infant's mother.

Hundreds of people were plucked to safety today after a ferry caught in a snow storm ran aground off Italy, as a vicious cold snap that has claimed over 250 lives across Europe refused to ease its clench.

At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities said on Thursday, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's weeklong deep freeze rose to 123, many of them homeless people.

Many parts of Europe are shivering due to an unseasonal cold snap which has gripped Poland, Germany, parts of Austria, scotland and wales. Snow flurries are grounding flights and trapping hundreds of motorists.Infact, temperatures in Scotland and Wales over the weekend reached record lows and were reported to be colder than the North Pole.The icy w...

The cold wave continues to sweep European nations, grounding airplanes, trains and cars.