A man drinks water from a frozen drinking fountain in Bucharest January 24. Temperatures fell as low as -19 degrees Celsius (-2.2 Fahrenheit) in Romania's capital, reducing gas supplies across the country and killing at least nine people in the past three days. (Reuters)

A man is seen through an iced window walking past St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square January 24. The temperature in Moscow slightly warmed to around -18 degrees Celsius (0 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday. (Reuters)

In -22 C (-8 F) temperatures, a man gives up on starting his car, which was covered with ice after a nearby hot water pipe ruptured in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan 20. (AP)

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