Meanwhile strong winds and heavy rain cause flooding in western Europe and at least one death
Extreme cold and snowstorms have disrupted transportation and closed schools in Scandinavia while strong winds and heavy rain in western Europe have caused flooding and at least one death.
Temperatures fell below -40C in the Nordic region for a second day in a row on Wednesday. In Kvikkjokk-Årrenjarka in Swedish Lapland, the mercury dropped to -43.6C, the lowest January temperature recorded in Sweden in 25 years, Sweden’s TT news agency reported.
