Freeze craze in Europe, 80 People Reportedly Killed

Journalists report Tribunnews.com, Samuel Febriyanto

TRIBUNNEWS.COM - extreme cold weather in some countries in Europe, has left at least 80 people were killed. As reported by the BBC on Thursday (02.02.2012), the victims come from countries Ukraine and Poland. According to the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine, most of the victims who died in his country are homeless.

The death toll, beber Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine, have risen sharply since two days ago. Nearly 700 people have also rushed to the hospital.

Emergency Ministry said it had tried to help the community to banish the cold air through 1600 to establish heating centers across the country.

The health ministry said most of the deaths from cold occurred in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk and the surrounding villages nearby.

In Poland, five people died overnight because of cold air, thereby increasing the total death toll to 15 since the weather menghantap Friday (01/27/2012). Similar to what happened in Ukraine, the majority of victims were killed in Poland is homeless.

For several days, extreme cold weather, accompanied by snowfall hit countries in Eastern Europe, as well as several countries in Europe and western Turkey. The average temperature in Europe is currently in the range, -4 to -29 degrees centigrade. (cnn / bbc)


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