There are certain ways we should adapt our behaviour to best deal with the Siberian freeze sweeping across France from Russia this week. Here are five tips...and they might not be what you'd expect.
France is in the grip of the iciest spell in five years as a cold front from Russia meddles in the country's winter weather system. But at least it makes for some striking photographs as well as some disturbing ones.
Hopes that France's long, hard winter would be followed by a warm, sunny spring have been well and truly washed out after a weekend of heavy rain and storms. The country's weather agency says more bad weather is on the way.
Thousands of Air France passengers have been left waiting days for their luggage to be delivered this week's winter snow storm led to hundreds of planes being cancelled. Meanwhile, It has been suggested the cost of weather-related insurance claims could exceed €100 million.
The Dordogne region in France was on alert on Thursday after heavy snowfalls overnight, which reportedly left thousands of residents without electricity.
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A 12-year-old boy, two elderly people and two homeless men have all died as a result of the cold weather covering France.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A combination of cold weather, snow and ice means large parts of France are still on high alert, with warnings of power cuts in some regions of the country.</span></p>
