Photos: Frozen Europe
From Germany to Italy to Switzerland to Romania to Greece, a bitter cold snap has hit Europe, freezing rivers and killing hundreds of people.
Frozen Europe
A boat is captured in the ice in Hamburg, northern Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. A cold spell has affected Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Frozen Europe
In this photo Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 photo people stand next to a natural ice sculpture that was formed after the wind blew waves over the boardwalk of Lake Geneva at the Port of Choiseul in Versoix near Geneva, Switzerland. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)
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Cormorants standing on the banks of the frozen Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Hundreds of people have died across Europe and thousands more were stranded because of the heavy snow in the Balkans since the cold snap began in January. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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People enjoy the frozen lake Alster in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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A man walks along the frozen river Spree in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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A girl sits on a motorcycle made of ice, in a field of ice art, on a pond in Dobra Voda, near the city of Horice, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Frozen Europe
People enjoy the frozen lake Alster in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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A boat is captured in ice in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Frozen floodwaters cover streets and the lower levels of buildings in the village of Ormenio, on the northeastern border with Bulgaria, after severe flooding when the swollen Evros River broke its banks on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, causing widespread damage and alarming civil defense authorities, who evacuated a number of villages in the vicinity. (AP Photo/Giorgos Nisiotis)
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A cyclist takes a photograph of the frozen river Spree in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. A cold spell has affected large areas of Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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A boy sits on an ice sculpture of a tractor and trailer, made of ice on a pond in Dobra Voda, near the city of Horice, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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An artist creates an ice sculpture on a pond in Dobra Voda, near the city of Horice, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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Partially frozen Danube waters are seen at sunset, in Giurgiu, southern Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, 2012, back dropped by the Bulgarian bank of the river. Bulgaria and Romania are suspending all shipping on the Danube River due to severe frost and the vast amount of ice blocking the heavily traveled waterway, Bulgaria's Transport Ministry said Wednesday.Authorities say up to 90 percent of the river surface is covered with floating ice, making it extremely difficult to traverse Europe's main commercial waterway, which winds 2,860-kilometer (1,777-mile) from Germany and serves as the natural border between Bulgaria and Romania.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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A stray dog runs on frozen Danube waters, startled by an ice breaker in Giurgiu, southern Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Bulgaria and Romania are suspending all shipping on the Danube River due to severe frost and the vast amount of ice blocking the heavily traveled waterway, Bulgaria's Transport Ministry said Wednesday.Authorities say up to 90 percent of the river surface is covered with floating ice, making it extremely difficult to traverse Europe's main commercial waterway, which winds 2,860-kilometer (1,777-mile) from Germany and serves as the natural border between Bulgaria and Romania.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Traffic signs are covered with snow in the town of Kilkis, northern Greece, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Europeans across the continent have been battling more than a week of extreme weather, with thousands still trapped by snow in remote, mountain villages in the Balkans. Temperatures hit as low as minus 33 Fahrenheit (minus 36 Celsius); and authorities now facing the prospect of flooding caused by melting snow. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 photo boats are covered with ice at the Port of Choiseul, after the wind blew waves over the boardwalk of the Lake Geneva, in Versoix near Geneva, Switzerland. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)
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Train lines are covered with snow in the town of Kilkis, northern Greece, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Europeans across the continent have been battling more than a week of extreme weather, with thousands still trapped by snow in remote, mountain villages in the Balkans. Temperatures hit as low as minus 33 Fahrenheit (minus 36 Celsius); and authorities now facing the prospect of flooding caused by melting snow. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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An elderly man with a scarf over his face, walks on the snow in a city park in Skopje, Macedonia, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Europeans across the continent have been battling more than a week of extreme weather, with thousands still trapped by snow in remote mountain villages in the Balkans; hundreds most of them homeless dead after temperatures hit as low as minus 33 Fahrenheit (minus 36 Celsius); and authorities now facing the prospect of flooding caused by melting snow.(AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
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Vegetables cover on a snow covered farm in the town of Kilkis, northern Greece, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Europeans across the continent have been battling more than a week of extreme weather, with thousands still trapped by snow in remote, mountain villages in the Balkans. Temperatures hit as low as minus 33 Fahrenheit (minus 36 Celsius); and authorities now facing the prospect of flooding caused by melting snow. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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A river gull fly over frozen Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Hundreds of people have died across Europe and thousands more were stranded because of the heavy snow in the Balkans since the cold snap began in January. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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A man clears his snow covered yard in the town of Kilkis, northern Greece, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Europeans across the continent have been battling more than a week of extreme weather, with thousands still trapped by snow in remote, mountain villages in the Balkans. Temperatures hit as low as minus 33 Fahrenheit (minus 36 Celsius); and authorities now facing the prospect of flooding caused by melting snow. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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A crew member of an ice breaker ship, watches a border patrol ship as it is freed from frozen Danube waters, in Giurgiu, southern Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Bulgaria and Romania are suspending all shipping on the Danube River due to severe frost and the vast amount of ice blocking the heavily traveled waterway, Bulgaria's Transport Ministry said Wednesday.Authorities say up to 90 percent of the river surface is covered with floating ice, making it extremely difficult to traverse Europe's main commercial waterway, which winds 2,860-kilometer (1,777-mile) from Germany and serves as the natural border between Bulgaria and Romania.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Boats are seen in the frozen river Spree, Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. A cold spell is affected large parts of Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)