STORMS IN EUROPE
buzzards sweep turkey LONDON, February 5. Wolves were seen on the outskirts of Istanbul to-day, driven by hunger from the snow-covered, frost-bound country. Blizzards brought most normal life to a standstill. Telephone lines came down, radio stations were forced off the air. and the temperature fell to —lOdeg. centigrade. Reports from Nicosia, capital of Cyprus, say that the heaviest snowfall in living memory has halted rail and air communications on the island and blocked roads. An 18in layer of anow made the Nicosia airport unusable. From Lisbon, too. come reports of heavy snowfalls and blocked roads in Northern Portugal and the Estrela Mountains. Gales of 70 miles an hour, accompanied by heavy rain, caused serious damage to Oporto and heavy £ eas buffeted most ports.
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Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26031, 7 February 1950, Page 5
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