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Russian Federation (the): Cold Wave: 2002/11/30 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/11/30
Country or District Russian Federation (the)
Event Type Cold Wave
Outline Muscovites shivering with temperatures dropping to minus 18 degrees Celsius showed no sign of abating. Thirty-three people suffering from hypothermia were taken to hospital since Friday, emergency officials quoted by Interfax news agency said, with the death toll from the chilly temperatures now at 106.
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ABC Online, Australia 2002/11/30
Death toll rises to 106 as big freeze hits Moscow