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14 people die as brutal cold hits Russia

www.chinaview.cn 2006-01-18 21:30:29

The city has introduced a strict energy conservation program, with power cuts to some factories, and the gas monopoly Gazprom has halved supplies to a number of power plants.

At least 14 people have frozen to death in Russia this week in a record cold wave which has seen the mercury dip to below minus 30 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua)