54 people died from the cold and snow that engulfed Europe a few days ago, according to France Press. Of these, 21 people died in Poland, six in the Czech Republic, five in Lithuania, four each in France and Slovakia, three in Spain, two each in Italy, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia, and one person each in the Netherlands, England and Sweden. Many of the victims of the cold were homeless. The arctic storm called the "Beast from the East" brought the lowest temperatures this winter to most of Europe, and Rome was paralyzed by a blizzard, and snow covered Venice as well. On the night from Wednesday to Thursday, the temperature dropped to minus 28 in Poland and to minus 18 in the mountains of Germany. In the Netherlands, after a slight rise in temperature, a new drop to minus 15 to minus 19 is expected on the night from Thursday to Friday. In Ireland, incoming storm Emma is expected to bring its heaviest snowfall since 1982 today, and residents are rushing to grocery stores to buy groceries. A "red weather warning" has been issued for south-west England and south Wales. Officials are predicting that snow levels could reach 50 centimeters with strong winds that could cause power outages and disrupt traffic. The British Meteorological Service predicts that extreme weather conditions will continue into next weekend. In the south of France, heavy snow has been falling since Wednesday in the Montpellier area, where 2.000 people trapped in vehicles on the roads were rescued last night, and another 2.000 were still blocked this morning.
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