2 February 2012
Last updated at 08:02 ET
Heavy snowfalls have caused major disruption across the continent
Another 20 people have died in Ukraine and nine in Poland as temperatures fall below -30C (-22F), officials say.
Europe’s current cold snap has claimed more than 110 lives so far, including 63 in Ukraine and 29 in Poland.
The Serbian authorities say about 11,000 villagers have been cut off by snow and blizzards in remote areas.
In Italy, more than 600 passengers were trapped on an unheated train in the Apennines overnight, when the brakes and electrical cables froze.
Heavy snow across central and northern Italy has caused widespread disruption. Weather experts say is its coldest week in the country for 27 years.
The coldest temperatures have been recorded in Russia and Kazakhstan.
In the Urals and Siberia, the temperature fell to -40C (-40F) while in the Kazakh capital, Astana, a forecaster told Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency the wind-chill factor meant the real temperature was down to -52C, even though the air temperature was -35C.
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