PARIS: Europe remained Wednesday gripped by a blast of Siberian weather which has killed at least 24 people and carpeted palm-lined Mediterranean beaches in the snow. Poland has reported at least nine deaths with four in France, including a nonagenarian who was found Tuesday outside the gate to her retirement home. While the Arctic is seeing record high temperatures, the cold snap across Europe has brought snow even to the balmy Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Capri. The Red Cross, which has set up emergency teams across Europe, urged people to keep an eye on neighbours and relatives. Paris authorities counted 3,000 rough-sleepers in the city’s first-ever homeless census this month, warning it was likely significantly underestimated.

Source: Pakistan Today February 28, 2018 10:41 UTC