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Friday, January 1, 1999 Published at 01:20 GMT


World: South Asia

Sixty-eight reported dead in India cold snap


Reports from northern India say the cold weather has now killed sixty eight people.

The PTI news agency says most died in Uttar Pradesh, with other deaths recorded in Bihar, Rajasthan and Punjab.

Dense fog has also disrupted transport services.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service



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