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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Winter freeze kills 79 in Poland


WARSAW - Ten people have died of cold in Poland over the past day, taking the toll since winter set in earlier this month to 79, police said Tuesday.

A national police spokeswoman told AFP that 10 people had been found dead since Monday.

The majority of the victims were homeless men who died while drunk, police said.

Read more: http://www.canada.com/news/Winter+freeze+kills+Poland/2370272/story.html