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