Warsaw, Poland – Over 40 People Fall, Freeze To Their Deaths In Poland Due To Cold Weather

    7

     Pancake ice on the river Vistula in Warsaw, Poland, 04 January 2016. Very severe freeze remains in the capital for the last few days. The temperature at night reaches 15 degrees Celsius below zero  EPA/TOMASZ GZELL Warsaw, Poland – Officials in Poland say that over 40 people have died of hypothermia or fallen to their deaths in the mountains in sub-freezing temperatures.

    Join our WhatsApp group

    Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email


    The national police spokeswoman Bozena Wysocka said Monday that 39 people have frozen to death since Nov. 1, including 21 last weekend when temperatures fell to minus 18 Celsius (0 Fahrenheit).

    Tatra Mountains rescuers say that six tourists have slipped and fallen to their deaths since Dec. 25 while trekking on frozen snow and ice in the Polish Tatras. Seven other died in falls in the Slovak part of the Tatras. The rescuers have appealed to tourists to give up trips in the high mountains that reach above 2,650 meters (8,700 feet).


    Listen to the VINnews podcast on:

    iTunes | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Podbean | Amazon

    Follow VINnews for Breaking News Updates


    Connect with VINnews

    Join our WhatsApp group


    7 Comments
    Most Voted
    Newest Oldest
    Inline Feedbacks
    View all comments
    puppydogs
    puppydogs
    8 years ago

    Whatever happened to Global Warming???

    typer
    typer
    8 years ago

    You dont understand…. Before global warming many more ppl died on cold weather. Now its only 40… just kidding.

    kenyaninwhitehouse
    kenyaninwhitehouse
    8 years ago

    Jew lovers dying.

    8 years ago

    Now I understand what G-D did with all the December cold weather from New York.