Most of the deaths have occurred in Poland and Ukraine, where 65 mainly homeless people have died from exposure曝光 over the last week as temperatures have fallen to -30C.
In many Ukrainian cities the authorities當局 have erected豎立 heated tents with hot tea and food.
Outdoor coal煤炭 braziers火爐 have been placed beside bus stops in Polish cities and the police are urging督促 the public to report sightings of people sleeping rough in train stations or allotments撥款 so they can be offered beds in shelters庇護.
The extremely cold weather is forecast預測 to continue for the next week. Rising上升 demand需求 for gas has led Ukraine to increase its imports from Russia, and Poland to introduce rationing配給 to some industrial plants, due to fears that stocks will run out.
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