Cold snap in Eastern Europe

2012-01-31 27

Snow blankets eastern Bosnia.

Temperatures drop to minus 31 Celsius Tuesday covering houses in snow.

Forecasters said the cold would last until Friday with further heavy snow expected across the region on Wednesday

More than 60 people have died in a cold snap across Eastern Europe.

Similar scenes in Kosovo.

Weather forecasters say this winter is already the coldest since 1984.

Kosovo is expected to get some relief on Thursday -- with more heavy snows expected next week.

Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters.