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		</div><p>At least 20 weather-related deaths have been reported in Europe over the last week as an avalanche killed two snowboarders in Bulgaria.</p>
<p>The Bulgarian Red Cross said that the bodies of the pair were found at noon local time in the Pirin Mountains.</p>
<p>A statement from the organization alleged the two triggered the avalanche that killed them after ignoring warnings and weather alerts.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, in eastern Switzerland, police said three people were slightly hurt when an avalanche hit a hotel at Schwaegalp on Thursday afternoon.</p>
<p>In Germany, the driver of a snow plough died on Friday after his vehicle toppled into an icy river.Albania’s Energy Ministry said a power company employee suffered a fatal heart attack while repairing damaged supply lines.</p>
<p>About 2,000 soldiers and other emergency workers in Albania were assigned to help people trapped by snow and to clear roads to restore access to rural areas.</p>
<p>Several municipalities in southwest Serbia have introduced emergency measures, warning of snow piling up on the roads and sealing off mountain villages, Serbian state TV reported on Friday.</p>
<p>Most schools in the area closed down and 10 people had to be rescued from their homes. Strong winds complicated the conditions for emergency crews.</p>
<p>In neighboring Montenegro, meteorologist Dragan Buric said the first 10 days of January have been among the coldest in the country in decades.</p>
<p><em>“We have snow in January in the capital city (Podgorica) for the first time in nine years,” </em>Mr Buric told Montenegrin state TV.</p>
<p>In the central Bosnian municipality of Kladanj, snow disrupted power supplies and cut phone lines. Zijad Vejzovic, from the local civil protection agency, said authorities declared an emergency.</p>
<p><em>“Because of heavy snow, in some parts over 1 metre-high, some of the roads have been blocked,”</em> he explained. <em>“We need more machines. We have run out of resources and money.”</em></p>
<p>In Germany and Austria, where heavy snow caused fatal avalanches and major disruptions in the past few days, the situation Friday was somewhat calmer.</p>
<p>Still, airlines cancelled around 120 flights at Frankfurt Airport and 90 at Munich Airport on Friday because of concerns about snow, German news agency DPA reported.</p>
<p>Police in Lenggries, south of Munich, said the 48-year-old snow plough driver was rescued from the river after several hours and died in a hospital.</p>
<p>In the eastern German city of Chemnitz, all planned burials at the municipal cemetery throughout Monday were called off because of snow.</p>
<p>Austrian military helicopters on Friday flew a group of 66 German teenagers out of a mountain guest house where they had been stuck for several days.</p>
<p>In Salzburg, all parks, public gardens, play areas and cemeteries were closed on Friday because of the danger of trees falling under the weight of snow.</p>
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