Big freeze kills over 260
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 260, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="misery">misery</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>.</p><p><span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heaviest">heaviest</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="with">with</span> 122 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="froze">froze</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="plunged">plunged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="as">as</span> -38.1 <span word="C">C</span>.</p><p><span word="Airports">Airports</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shut">shut</span>, <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="highways">highways</span> <span word="gridlocked">gridlocked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="raced">raced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>.</p><p><span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Heathrow">Heathrow</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>, <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="hub">hub</span>, <span word="canceled">canceled</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="freezing">freezing</span> <span word="fog">fog</span>.</p><p><span word="Heathrow">Heathrow</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="around">around</span> 400 <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="Sharden">Sharden</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breakwater">breakwater</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="heaviest">heaviest</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span> <span word="in">in</span> 27 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="sunshine">sunshine</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grind">grind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="navigate">navigate</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="chains">chains</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> 45 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> -27 <span word="C">C</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>-<span word="east">east</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Romania">Romania</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> 28.</p>
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