The Big Freeze (41 images)
After a period of relatively mild weather a cold spell has reached central and eastern Europe.- View as:
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![A van navigates hazardous roads Dunkery Hill on Exmoor in Somerset as the cold weather continues across the UK. The Met Office upgraded its cold weather alert to Level 3, stating that there was a 100% probability of "severe" conditions across most of England this week.](http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/07rx0SAeN5a6Q/38x38.jpg?center=0.5,0 "A van navigates hazardous roads Dunkery Hill on Exmoor in Somerset as the cold weather continues across the UK. The Met Office upgraded its cold weather alert to Level 3, stating that there was a 100% probability of "severe" conditions across most of England this week."){kind=small}
![Horses feed in the snow in a field in Merthyr Tydfil. Met Office upgraded its cold weather alert to Level 3, stating that there was a 100% probability of "severe" conditions across most of England this week.](http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0cfT10g5s99ol/38x38.jpg?center=0.5,0 "Horses feed in the snow in a field in Merthyr Tydfil. Met Office upgraded its cold weather alert to Level 3, stating that there was a 100% probability of "severe" conditions across most of England this week."){kind=small}
The Big Freeze
Gulls fly past coastal wave defences which are covered in ice as the water of the Black Sea is frozen near the shore in Constanta, Romania, Wednesday, Feb.1, 2012. The death toll from Eastern Europe's severe cold spell has risen to 79. Temperatures have dropped as low as minus 32.5 C (minus 26.5 F) in some regions, causing power outages, traffic chaos and the closure of schools and nurseries. The weather is so cold that some areas of the Black Sea have frozen near the Romanian coastline. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Date: February 03, 2012
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