Floods In The Balkans, Heavy Snow In Central, Western Europe

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December 02, 2010
Heavy rains have prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people in Serbia and Montenegro, while snowfalls and low temperature have caused deaths in Central and Western Europe.

In western Serbia, the river Drina has flooded houses, farmland, and roads.Police say that the area close to the border with Bosnia has power outages and a lack of drinking water.

Officials say more floods could follow with the rivers rising after heavy rains.

Meanwhile, freezing weather has claimed 26 lives across Central Europe this week, including 18 deaths in Poland.In Germany, three people were killed overnight in road accidents caused by heavy snowfall and ice.compiled from agency reports

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Europe Battles On Through Winter Onslaught

December 03, 2010
Northern Europe continues to battle against ice and snow, which have disrupting road, rail, and air traffic.

In Poland, where temperatures have fallen to as low as -33 degree Celsius, authorities say 12 people froze to death overnight, bringing the country's overall death toll caused by harsh weather in the past three days to at least 30.

Many of the victims were homeless people.Some 150,000 people in the city of Czestochowa were reported to be without heating.

Meanwhile, flooding caused by rivers swollen by heavy rainfall forced thousands of people from their homes in the Western Balkans countries of Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, and Montenegro.

In Albania some 7,000 people were evacuated from their homes as the waters of Lake Skadar flooded thousands of hectares of land and some 1,000 houses.

In Montenegro, where more than 1,300 people had to leave their homes, Interior Minister Ivan Brajovic warned of a "grave danger" posed by rising waters in rivers and Lake Skadar.compiled from agency reports
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