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Tuesday, 18 December, 2001, 11:23 GMT
In pictures: Frozen Europe
A bitter winter chill and heavy snowfalls caused chaos in Europe, with temperatures plunging as low as -30°C (-22°F) in some areas.
![]() Arctic winds and Siberian temperatures transformed yachts on Lake Geneva into ice sculptures
![]() In northern Greece, more than 500 villages were completely snowed in and airports had to be shut down
![]() Two days of heavy snowfall and high winds blocked hundreds of village roads across Bulgaria
![]() Residents in neighbouring Macedonia were preparing for a rare White Christmas
![]() Venice's famous gondolas lay unused
![]() Munich was transformed overnight into a white city
![]() An outdoor chess table was used for a different kind of play in Budapest
![]() Hundreds of motorists abandoned vehicles in north-east Spain - and some were trapped inside
![]() Even the Black Sea near the Bulgarian coast started freezing
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