Freezing weather blamed for deaths, road delays in Poland
WARSAW, Poland — Technicians worked across Poland to restore power to some 180,000 households on Friday as the freezing weather that has gripped the country for a month claimed two more lives.
Police said two homeless men, ages 60 and 65, were found dead at two separate places in northern Poland early Thursday, after overnight temperatures fell below freezing. They said 15 people have frozen to death since Nov. 1, when temperatures started falling.
Road crews also were racing to unblock roads and railway tracks on Friday after heavy snowfall and wind broke power lines and felled trees overnight.
Firefighters also were called to secure torn-off roofs and to help clear roads, Pawel Fratczak, a spokesman for the national chief of Poland’s firefighters, said.