Hundreds Die from the Cold in Eastern Europe
Submitted on February 3, 2012
By Markus Salzmann - 3 February 2012
The wave of cold weather that has swept over large parts of Europe has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people in eastern Europe within the space of a few days...The real death toll is likely to be much higher. Initial statistics concentrate on urban areas and neglect the large proportion of the population, often elderly and poor, living in the countryside.
