Due to bad weather in Europe, 12 people died

In Europe, because of heavy snowfall and the degradation of weather over the past week, 12 people were killed and hundreds were hit by snow traps in alpine regions.

The Ukrainian Truth in reference to The Associated Press

four skiers who were hit by an avalanche last week. A Swedish woman and three Finns are considered dead, but rescuers can not find their bodies due to the deteriorating weather conditions.

Several people also died from avalanches in Switzerland, Austria and Germany, and the authorities warned that the continuation of the snowfall would increase the already high risk.

In Greece, schools in Athens and many surrounding areas remained closed after snowstorms covered the capital and temperatures dropped sharply in parts of the Mediterranean region .

In Austria, hundreds of inhabitants are stuck in their home The Incas cross blocked roads and, in some areas, there is no electricity because of fallen trees that have damaged the transmission lines. Schools in some Austrian regions remained closed for the second day.

On Monday evening, mountaineers saved 11 German tourists from a cottage near Salzburg, where they had left Friday without electricity and almost without food. In the south and east of Germany, new snowfall is forecast and in the north, a storm is forecast.

In the Netherlands, Amsterdam Airport announced Tuesday delays and cancellations of 159 flights to and from Europe.

Heavy snow and wind covered Tuesday in downtown. Scandinavia

Snowfall also violated traffic on the largest territory of Slovakia, which removed most flights at Bratislava International Airport.