‘Beast From The East’ Death Toll Rises In Europe

As sub-zero temperatures continue to pounce Europe, the death toll from the harsh weather rose to 60 today. In Poland alone, some 23 people have died.

Many countries face disruption on the roads because of the wintery conditions. The unusual weather system dubbed ‘Beast from the East’ has lashed out from Eastern Europe (where Bulgaria and Romania were particularly hard hit) until the Mediterranean (the Spanish city of Santander saw snow for the first time in decades).

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Snow clearing efforts <a href="https://twitter.com/CorkAirport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CorkAirport</a> continue around the clock 24/7 to get Munster flying again tomorrow <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sneachta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sneachta</a> cork <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stormemma2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#stormemma2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SNOWMAGGEDON?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SNOWMAGGEDON</a> <a href="https://t.co/Gbat4pM35u">pic.twitter.com/Gbat4pM35u</a></p>&mdash; Cork Airport (@CorkAirport) <a href="https://twitter.com/CorkAirport/status/969583288884060160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Ireland and Scotland have almost come to a standstill with all flights from Cork and Dublin airport suspended.

Most of the dead victims fell in Poland, where a lot of poor people slept outside and froze to death at -15°C during the night. Also in Eastern Europe, seven people died in Slovakia, six in the Czech Republic and five in Lithuania.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Drone video shows Venice covered in snow as so-called &#39;Beast from the East&#39; cold front sends wintry blast through Europe. <a href="https://t.co/UNFsAUHVGf">https://t.co/UNFsAUHVGf</a> <a href="https://t.co/k6yjl5xvxh">pic.twitter.com/k6yjl5xvxh</a></p>&mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/969399843482415104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Four people died in France and at least three in Spain.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WATCH: Britain&#39;s Olympic snowboarder Billy Morgan freestyles down the streets of Essex, England, after the winter storm dubbed &#39;the Beast from the East&#39; set record low temperatures and dropped snow across Europe. <a href="https://t.co/Qcs5EOShQ0">pic.twitter.com/Qcs5EOShQ0</a></p>&mdash; NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNightlyNews/status/969625884750524416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The temperatures are predicted to normalize as from Sunday and we are sure many in Europe are glad it is over.

Source:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43251315