Closing the Danube: Below Zero in Europe

 

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2. Photo By Vadim Ghirda Wed, Feb 8, 2012
3. Photo By Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi Wed, Feb 8, 2012
4. Photo By Vadim Ghirda Wed, Feb 8, 2012
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7. Photo By Vadim Ghirda Wed, Feb 8, 2012
8. Photo By Jens Meyer Tue, Feb 7, 2012
9. Photo By dapd, Sebastian Widmann Wed, Feb 1, 2012
10. Photo By PETER ANDREWS/REUTERS Sun, Feb 5, 2012
11. Photo By Keystone/Arno Balzarini Mon, Feb 6, 2012
12. Photo By MICHAEL DALDER/REUTERS Tue, Feb 7, 2012
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1. A man shovels snow near the giant icicles on a rock in central Tbilisi. (AFP Photo/Vano Shlamov)

2. The crew of a border patrol ship waits as their boat is freed from frozen Danube waters by an ice breaker, in Giurgiu, southern Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Bulgaria and Romania are suspending all shipping on the Danube River due to severe frost and the vast amount of ice blocking the heavily traveled waterway, Bulgaria's Transport Ministry said Wednesday.Authorities say up to 90 percent of the river surface is covered with floating ice, ... more 

3. In this photo Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 photo people stand next to a natural ice sculpture that was formed after the wind blew waves over the boardwalk of Lake Geneva at the Port of Choiseul in Versoix near Geneva, Switzerland. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)

4. Partially frozen Danube waters are seen at sunset, in Giurgiu, southern Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, 2012, back dropped by the Bulgarian bank of the river. Bulgaria and Romania are suspending all shipping on the Danube River due to severe frost and the vast amount of ice blocking the heavily traveled waterway, Bulgaria's Transport Ministry said Wednesday.Authorities say up to 90 percent of the river surface is covered with floating ice, ... more 

5. Icicles hang on branches of a bush on the banks of the River Elbe in Dresden, eastern Germany, Thursday Feb. 2, 2012. A cold spell has reached central and eastern Europe with temperatures far below zero. (AP Photo/dapd/Norbert Millauer)

6. Icicles hang from a piece of wood at the waterside of river Elbe near Woerlitz, eastern Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. A cold spell has reached central and eastern Europe with temperatures far below zero. (AP Photo/dapd, Jens Schlueter)

7. Gulls pause on frozen Danube waters in Giurgiu, southern Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Bulgaria and Romania are suspending all shipping on the Danube River due to severe frost and the vast amount of ice blocking the heavily traveled waterway, Bulgaria's Transport Ministry said Wednesday.Authorities say up to 90 percent of the river surface is covered with floating ice, making it extremely difficult to traverse Europe's main commercial ... more 

8. Smoke rises from chimneys on a cold winter morning near Weimar, central Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. A cold spell has reached central and eastern Europe with temperatures far below zero. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

9. A tourist walks past icicles at the Partnachklamm gorge in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/dapd, Sebastian Widmann)

10. Children cross the frozen Vistula River between Poniatowski and Lazienkowski Bridge, in the centre of Warsaw February 5, 2012. Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims on Sunday and brought widespread disruption to transport services, with warnings that the chilling temperatures would remain into next week. REUTERS/Peter Andrews (POLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

11. Huts are covered with snow on Maiensaess Lafet mountain above Castiel, Switzerland, Monday Feb. 6, 2012. Europe was hit by a cold spell with temperatures plummeting far below the freezing point. (AP Photo/Keystone/Arno Balzarini)

12. A river flows through the English Garden in downtown Munich February 7, 2012. The English Garden covers 3.73 square kilometres (2 miles), which makes it the largest city park in Europe and even larger than New York's Central Park, which covers 3.4 square kilometres. Snow and temperatures close to -14 degrees Celsius (7 degrees Fahrenheit) have hit parts of southern Germany in the last few days. German met office DWD expected the icy high pressure... more 

13. A hiker walks in front of a frozen waterfall in Oberhaslach, eastern France. Ice-breakers Tuesday battled Europe's big chill as the Danube river froze over more than 100 miles (170 kilometres), and dozens died of cold on a continent gripped by some of the lowest temperatures in decades. (AFP Photo/Frederick Florin)

14. Snow covers boats on a frozen section of the Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Serbian emergency officials said the army will use explosives to break up ice on the Danube and Ibar rivers to try to prevent the possibility of flooding. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

15. A man walks past an ice covered car on the frozen waterside promenade at Lake Geneva in the Swiss city of Versoix. The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week wrought more havoc across the continent, straining emergency services, grounding. 

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