More than 20 people have died as freezing temperatures grip much of central and eastern Europe.
Ten people have died in Poland as temperatures dropped to under -20C in some parts of the country in what has been the coldest weekend this winter.
Every year around 80 people die in Poland due to cold weather, particularly the homeless and people under the effects of alcohol. The death toll has risen to 65 so far this winter.
Elsewhere, at least eight people died from hypothermia in Ukraine and another five in neighbouring Belarus, local media reported.
More than 40 people in the Minsk region alone have sought medical attention for cold weather-related injuries since New Year's Day, local authorities told the Interfax news agency.
Frigid weather has caused at least four deaths in the last three days In Albania.
A 52-year old Albanian man died in the town of Golem, 80km west of Tirana. On Sunday, a 53-year old street beggar was found dead in the city of Sarande south of the capital Tirana.
A day earlier, another 38-year old homeless person was found dead in the port city of Durres west of the capital. A 62-year-old man died after sliding from a roof where he was trying to remove ice.
Heavy snowfall in western Turkey caused Turkish Airlines to cancel 227 flights on Monday, with wintry weather conditions affecting Istanbul in particular.
Meanwhile, Turkey's Directorate General of Coastal Safety said boat journeys on the Bosphorus had been cancelled over reduced visibility due to fog and snow.
More than 50cm of snow have fallen in parts of Istanbul with the situation forecast to continue until Thursday.
Freezing conditions have also hit the Balkans and major European capitals like Rome, where the city's much-loved fountains froze.
Temperatures hovered around -25C in Moscow on Monday but were expected to rise by about 15C in the coming days.
"The deep freeze will end tonight," Roman Wilfand, head of the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia, told Interfax.
