Friday 3 February 2012

11 000 trapped in remote villages by snow

INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Authorities in Serbia say some 11,000 villagers are trapped by heavy snow and blizzards as a cold spell grips eastern Europe.

Emergency police official Predrag Maric said Thursday those stranded people live in some 6,500 homes in remote mountainous areas of Serbia that cannot be reach by icy, snow-clogged roads.

Europe's death toll from a week of frigid weather rose to 113 people Thursday with reports of 20 more deaths in Ukraine, nine more in Poland and one more in Serbia.

Source : Sapa/George Herald

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