SEE IT: Meteorologists dig way out of building through heavy snow in Poland. The snow was high enough to cover most of the entrance. By Brendan Rand. January 4, 2019, 4:19 PM. 1:34.

WARSAW, Poland — Extreme cold has hit large parts of Europe, with freezing temperatures cracking railroad tracks in Poland, snow blanketing the Turkish city of Istanbul and smog spiking as coal ...

Around 30,000 people in Poland's south cut off from electricity after severe storms. ... Spokesman for the State Fire Service in Kielce, firefighters had more interventions than usual.