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Thirty degrees below – and at least a hundred dead: Europe's big freeze - Europe - World - The Independent

With record snowfalls, icy winds, and thousands of people trapped in remote villages, much of Central and Eastern Europe is in the grip of a cold snap that has caused more than 100 deaths. Temperatures in parts of Ukraine and other Eastern European countries are hovering around -30C (-22F).

Death toll from big freeze in Europe reaches 122 in a week - International - Scotsman.com
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It's just weather.