Persistent snow and freezing conditions from a Siberian cold snap has badly affected transport and caused a handful of deaths across a swathe of Europe from Britain to the Balkans. Several deaths have been attributed to the cold snap, including that of a 75-year-old man who fell through ice in the Netherlands, likely while skating. In Denmark, a 54-year-old man who suffered from dementia was found dead in the snow on the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, police said. Freezing weather also limited traffic and closed down schools in Croatia, with snow falling even along the Adriatic coast. The cold snap saw a snowman built in St Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, while snow delayed Formula One testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain.

Source: The Irish Times February 28, 2018 17:37 UTC