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Japan faces heavy snowfall and snow storms
On February 2, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned that heavy snowfall and blizzards will last another two days in many locations along the coast of Japan while some…
Heavy Snowfall
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More than 11,000 people stuck in the snow
About 11,500 people of a Serbian village are isolated by heavy snowfall, while the number of malaria deaths in Europe continues to skyrocket in a record cold spell.
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Bulgaria: Heavy rain, heavy snow causing power outages and congestion
Local officials and media say more than 300 villages and towns have lost power. Electricity supplier EVN said it is having trouble recovering power supply in western Bul…
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Six people were freezing to death because of the cold in northern India
On January 11, six people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in cold weather in Kashmir, India.
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The record heavy snow in the eastern part of Korea
The heavy snowfall that has been unprecedented in the past 100 years in the eastern coast of South Korea has paralyzed provinces and cities.
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Magnificent Paris with a record snowfall in three decades
Nearly 16cm of snow fell on Paris, stifling visitors, stalling the bus system, delaying trains and flights, but it was a rare occasion for ski enthusiasts.
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Beams of white snow cover throughout Europe
Many areas in Europe have been covered in heavy snow over the past few days.
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Image: Europe is in a snowstorm
Moscow's Russian capital and many other European cities have welcomed strong snowstorms right in the early winter this year.
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Photos of Mother Nature
In 2011, landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, droughts ... took place all over the world. Below are pictures of the harshest Mother Nature in 2011 voted by Time.
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Video: Asian elephants
Due to heavy snowfall, the Oregon Zoo in America must be closed. But the employees continued to take care of the animals, they skied and checked and were surprised by th…