Europe has been gripped by a severely cold snap and heavy snowfall for a few weeks now. Sadly hundreds of people died across our continent. Millions of others have been affected – losing electricity, being cut off with little heat or food, unable to go to school or even to reach a hospital. Country after country declared a state of emergency as whole regions were paralysed by the snow.
Many people still need help, so civil protection services are working around the clock, rescuing families trapped by avalanches, evacuatiing villages, delivering food with helocopters. My team at the Commission’s Monitoring and Information Centre has also been busy. Read the full entry
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For the boy and the girl it seemed like a good day to trek in Rila, one of Bulgaria’s most beautiful mountains. The weather was nice, and they were fit for the climb up to breath-taking views.
