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Added on the 06/02/2018 23:07:31 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN
Images of daily life on the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea as temperatures drop to as low as -15 degrees celsius. IMAGES
As extreme cold hits Eastern Canada, temperatures in Montreal, Quebec, went down to -25 degrees Celsius causing a phenomenon called "sea smoke." IMAGES
Tourists and workers grapple with the snow in New York, where a storm warning has been triggered and 8 to 15 centimeters of snow are expected. IMAGES
Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest, has cancelled more than half of its 1,047 flights planned for today as a result of severe winter weather warnings predicting heavy snow fall and freezing rain. Low pressure system Gertrud bearing down on southwestern and central Germany promises up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow and treacherously icy road conditions, particularly in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. IMAGES
French Minister for Housing, Patrice Vergriete, announces that additional funding of €120 million will be committed to "strengthen the emergency housing scheme" at a time of extreme cold weather in France. SOUNDBITE
Berlin residents wake up to find the German capital's iconic landmarks blanketed in a dusting of white after the first snowfall of the winter, with even more snow forecast for much of the next week. IMAGES