Dozens of people have died as parts of eastern Europe are subjected to freezing temperatures. The situation is worst in Ukraine, where the cold weather has claimed the lives of more than 30 people. Most of the dead were homeless people, who froze to death on the streets. The army has set up makeshift rescue centres to try to offer some comfort and warmth and more than 600 people have sought medical help for frostbite and hypothermia. One man in a hospital in the capital Kiev said: "I drank a bit, and slept on the bench, woke up in the night and couldn't feel my legs." This beach in Greece is not often covered in snow Other areas affected include Russia, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. More surprisingly, Greece and Turkey have also seen heavy snowfalls. In Greece, roads and schools have been closed and even some of the country's beaches have been covered in snow. The Bosporus Strait, Turkey's main waterway through Istanbul, was closed to large ships on Tuesday because of a heavy snowstorm. A local man said: "It has completely affected daily life in Istanbul. No shops are open and there is no traffic." In parts of Siberia in Russia, temperatures were reported to have dropped to -49C. Forecasters predict the cold weather will continue until the end of the week. :: The UK is also in the grip of a cold spell with lows of -9C expected over the coming days.
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