A brief introduction to the raging cold current in Europe

Recently, the cold current that ravaged the European continent has caused at least 23 people to die in cold weather, including some homeless people.

The temperature in Poland dropped to-14 degrees Celsius on the 7th. In the past three days, 10 people have died of cold weather, and one of them died of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by heating equipment failure. "Since last June 1 65438+1October1,53 people have died in cold weather in Poland," said Bozena Vysotzka, a spokesman for the Polish government.

Heavy snow fell in central and southeastern Italy this weekend, which seriously affected citizens' travel. Bari, Brindisi and Sicily airports were temporarily closed on the morning of the 7th. The severe cold killed seven local people, including five homeless people. Some schools in southern Italy were ordered to suspend classes on the 9th because the weather showed no signs of improvement.

In Prague, Czech capital, two homeless people and a parking attendant died in cold weather. In Bulgaria, two immigrants from Iraq froze to death in the mountains in the border area.

On the 7th, it coincided with Orthodox Christmas, and the lowest temperature in Moscow, the Russian capital, dropped to minus 29.9 degrees Celsius, which was the "coldest Christmas" that Moscow had experienced since 126. On that day, nearly 90% of car owners were unable to use their cars because the oil was solidified or the car battery was frozen. The central distribution station in Lyuberqi area in the southeast of Moscow was damaged by freezing, resulting in water and electricity cuts for 65,438+million residents. The heating system in korolev, northeast of Moscow, failed due to low temperature, which led to the interruption of heating in 59 residential buildings. In St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, the temperature is as low as MINUS 24 degrees Celsius, and the police have found that one person died in cold weather. A snowstorm paralyzed traffic in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, on the 7th, forcing all land, sea and air traffic to stop. Istanbul Ataturk Airport and Sabiha Goktzen Airport announced the cancellation of nearly 400 domestic and international flights on the 7th and 8th, and the northern expressway has also been closed. At the same time, all ferries to and from Istanbul's Eurasian ends were stopped, and the Turkish authorities closed the shipping at both ends of the Bosphorus on the morning of the 7 th.

In the border area between France and Germany, the temperature dropped to minus 13 degrees Celsius on the 7th, and many French cities turned gymnasiums into temporary shelters to provide warmth for the homeless. Greece also experienced severe cold weather in the past week, and some immigrants from the Middle East were placed in simple houses with heating equipment and tents to avoid the cold.