Pakistan's military dug through slush and snow high up in the Kashmir mountains on Sunday in a search for 135 soldiers buried in an avalanche. Almost 36 hours after snow crushed a remote army camp, rescuers have yet to find any survivors.
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An avalanche buried more than 100 Pakistani soldiers Saturday in the disputed Kashmir region where Indian and Pakistani forces have faced off against each other since 1984, Pakistan's military said.
Romania’s military flew tons of emergency food to thousands of villagers stranded by blizzards in the east of the country on Monday. Soldiers cleared roads and tugboats broke ice on the Danube as a record cold snap held its grip on Europe.
A 5-year-old girl was rescued on Sunday after an avalanche hit the village of Restelica in southern Kosovo, killing at least nine people. The death toll from the deep freeze affecting much of Europe now stands at more than 500.
Helicopters ferried supplies into snowed-in Bosnian villages and icebreakers took to the Danube Wednesday as Europe's cold snap showed little sign of relenting. Over 400 people have died as a result of the extreme weather.
Most of France remained on high alert on Wednesday as Arctic conditions continued to bite a day after electricity consumption in the country hit record levels as residents battled the bitter cold. Freezing temperatures are set to continue.
A deadly chill that has plunged Europe into the deep freeze for more than a week was responsible for more deaths on Tuesday, bringing the number of fatalities across the continent to at least 400.
A heavy overnight snowfall forced London Heathrow airport, one of the world’s busiest hubs, to cancel 30 percent of its flights Sunday. Europe is experiencing a brutal cold snap, which has caused more than 200 deaths in the past week.
Europe's cold snap has claimed at least 223 lives over the past week as temperatures fell to record lows. Hardest hit was Ukraine, where 101 people have died. In parts of the Czech Republic the temperature reached -38.1 Celsius.
