Dozens more die as extreme cold sweeps Europe

BONE-CHILLING Arctic weather claimed dozens more lives after an already deadly weekend, with 24 freezing deaths in a day in Ukraine alone, and rising tolls in Turkey, Poland, Russia and Germany.

The freezing Arctic weather sweeping across northern and eastern Europe has claimed well over 100 lives since last week, with unusually low temperatures predicted to continue in some regions at least until tomorrow.

Twenty-seven people have perished from exposure in Poland since Friday, with overnight temperatures dipping to 32C, bringing to 150 the number who have died this winter, police said.