Europe crossed by a Siberian cold wave

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A wave of Siberian cold touches since Monday several European countries where the freezing temperatures, which were forecast down to -10 ° C (felt -18 ° C), have caused deaths, among the homeless, especially in France and France. Poland.

In France, Belgium, Austria and Hungary, but also in Great Britain even in Italy and Spain, the authorities have asked the inhabitants to prepare themselves for the effects of this phenomenon known as "Moscow-Paris", caused by intense cold air masses from Siberia.

According to the weather services, Tuesday and Wednesday should be the coldest days.

Local authorities in these countries have opened more temporary places to house the homeless. Cautious calls have also been made to motorists because of the snow falling on some countries and advice is given to people to resist the cold, especially in clothing and food.

In Brussels, where the could drop to -10 ° C or -15 in the night of Wednesday to Thursday, the mayor of the municipality of Etterbeek ordered the administrative arrest and the shelter of SDF who would not accept not of their own free will to be lodged because "the vital risk is major".

According to meteorological services, this late wave of cold that the old continent has not seen since 2005, could dissipate at the end of the week.

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