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Snow in Europe: Deadly winter storm brings chaos Large parts of Europe have endured another night of freezing conditions as a Siberian weather system continues to bring chaos
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 Pakistan's 'Killer Mountain' claims life of Polish climber  A French was rescued off the slopes of treacherous 'Killer Mountain' — but Tomasz Mackiewiczr who had been with her did not make it off
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 Strong storms kill five in Germany, Poland and Czech Republic Powerful storms have wreaked havoc in parts of central and northern Europe. A 63-year-old camper drowned on the German coast
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91yo woman wakes up in morgue after pronounced dead A doctor says she has been in 'deep shock' since learning that a 91-year-old she pronounced dead woke up in a morgue several hours later
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11 killed, 1 hurt in small plane crash in Poland A twin engine aircraft carrying parachutists crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff in southern Poland
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Deadly storm and tidal surge batter northern Europe| Hamburg: Hurricane-force winds have killed at least seven people, flooded parts of Hamburg and left thousands of homes without electricity | |
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Warsaw subway fire sends 8 people to hospital A state-of-the-art Warsaw subway train has caught fire, forcing the evacuation of some 200 people and sending eight to the hospital
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Earthquake traps 18 at Rudna mine Eighteen miners are trapped underground at a Polish copper mine after an earthquake caused a tunnel collapse
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Poland hit by series of tornadoes One person has been killed and at least 10 others injured during a series of freak tornadoes in northern and western Poland
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Rescuers search for survivors after train crash kills 16 Rescuers combed through mangled wreckage early Sunday searching for survivors after two passenger trains collided in southern Poland
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Poland suffers deadly train crash Map of Szczekociny Poland Two trains have collided in southern Poland on the Warsaw-Krakow mainline, leaving 15 people dead and 50 hurt
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Europe shivers in grip of deadly cold spell. Ukraine
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Pilot error in crash that killed Polish leader
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European countries battle weather chaos
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Transcript reveals last moments of flight
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No terror caused Polish plane crash Moscow: Russian and Polish aviation experts have ruled out any emergency or equipment malfunction as the cause of the crash of President Kaczynski's...
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  Polish funeral plans hit by ash US President Obama will not attend Lech Kacyznski's state funeral on Sunday because of the travel chaos across Europe
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Polish president died in plane crash  Map of Smolensk Russia  Russia: Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors
| Kaczynski, his wife Maria and several senior government figures were in Russia to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. They included the army chief of staff Gen Franciszek Gagor, central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek and deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer. There were a total of 132 people on the plane
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 80 dead in European winter weather| Sub-zero temperatures swept the continent, causing traffic chaos for millions. 42 people have frozen to death in Poland and another 27 in Ukraine | |
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Hostel fire kills at least 21 The fire broke out early Monday at a three-story building. Forty-one people were rescued from inside the building
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Plane crash kills 20
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Two die as planes collide at air show
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Poland mourns 26 bus crash victims
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 Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims Map of Grenoble null Alps: Pilgrims died when their coach crashed off a mountain road at an accident black spot in the Alps and burst into flames
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No survivors in mine blast | Rescuers at a coal mine have found the bodies of 15 miners, ending hopes of finding any survivors. The final death is 23. The mine shaft had been closed in because of gas levels... | |
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Race to save mine workers Rescuers have worked through the night in a desperate attempt to reach 15 miners trapped after a blast
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Mine blast kills eight; 15 missing The missing miners believed to be trapped about 500 feet underground at the mine in Ruda Slaska
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At least 60 dead in collapse Rescue workers battled to save scores of people trapped under the collapsed roof of an exhibition hall
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Arena roof falls; 20 dead, 100 trapped As temperatures dipped below 0 F, rescue workers battled to save an estimated 100 people who were trapped
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Hall collapse traps many. 66 died Map of Katowice Poland| The roof of a trade hall near the city of Katowice has collapsed with up to 500 people inside the building | |
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