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Freshly fallen snow covers the Roemerberg square in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 17.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Extreme cold has hit large parts of Europe, with freezing temperatures cracking railroad tracks in Poland, snow blanketing the Turkish city of Istanbul and smog spiking as coal was being burned to generate heat.
In Switzerland, a skier who had been buried by an avalanche on the weekend died in a hospital of his injuries, authorities said Monday.
The country had issued avalanche warnings several days earlier after heavy snowfall hit various regions. Officials said the skier and his two companions were buried by an avalanche while they were skiing off marked trails in the Gstaad area on Sunday afternoon.
Jan 18, 2021
Well attended are the toboggan slopes Sunday at Torfhaus, Germany. Many visitors came to the Harz to enjoy the winter weather, even when the coronavirus rules demand social distancing. (Matthias Bein/dpa via AP)
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Extreme cold has hit large parts of Europe, with freezing temperatures cracking railroad tracks in Poland, snow blanketing the Turkish city of Istanbul and smog spiking as coal was being burned to generate heat.
Temperatures dropped to minus 28 degrees Celsius (minus 18 Fahrenheit) in some Polish areas overnight, the coldest night in 11 years. Many trains were delayed today after rail tracks at two Warsaw railway stations cracked.