Europe's cold snap (Reading)

The death toll from the ongoing cold snap in Central and Eastern Europe has risen to more than 100. In some countries the army has been called out to help people trapped by heavy snowfall and authorities have set up temporary shelters for the homeless.

In Ukrainian cities the authorities have been offering hot tea and food. Most of the deaths have occurred in Poland and Ukraine, where 65 mainly homeless people have died from exposure over the last week as temperatures have fallen to -30C.

In many Ukrainian cities the authorities have erected heated tents with hot tea and food. Outdoor coal braziers have been placed beside bus stops in Polish cities and the police are urging the public to report sightings of people sleeping rough in train stations or allotments so they can be offered beds in shelters. The extremely cold weather is forecast to continue for the next week. Rising demand for gas has led Ukraine to increase its imports from Russia, and Poland to introduce rationing to some industrial plants, due to fears that stocks will run out.

Reporter Adam Easton

cold snap

ani soğuk

homeless people

evsizler, sokakta yaşayan insanlar

exposure

açıkta kalma

erected

diktiler, kurdular

coal braziers

kömürlü ısıtıcı, kömür yakılan mangal

urging

uyarıyorlar

sightings

görme durumu

sleeping rough

açıkta (soğukta, zor koşullarda) uyumak

forecast

tahmin ediliyor

rising demand

artan talep

rationing

her kişiye sınırlı miktarda dağıtmak, karneye bağlamak

Link : http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkce/ingilizce_dersleri/2012/02/120203_le_cold.shtml