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Ukraine: Cold Wave: 2006/01/26
GLIDE: CW-2006-000008-UKR
| Period | 2006/01/26 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Ukraine |
| Event Type | Cold Wave |
| Outline | At least 180 people have died and 3,000 have been hospitalized in the severe cold spell in Ukraine, where temparatures plunged to minus 25 Celsius (minus 13 Fahrenheit). |
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|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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BBC News 2006/01/26
Hundreds have died in Ukraine, Poland and several other countries during a week of record sub-zero temperatures.
Overnight some 40 people died in Ukraine, raising to 181 the number of deaths blamed on the weather there.
CNN 2006/01/26
A bitter cold wave has killed 181 people in Ukraine over last five days, the Health Ministry said Thursday.