Swathes of Europe have been affected by a cold front which has claimed over 110 lives. Bosnian villages have been cut off, and rescue helicopters have had to airlift supplies and evacuate residents.

In Chechnya's provincial capital Grozny a worker uses a blower to clear a street of snow.

Italy has not been spared, with heavy snowfalls in Milan. In the Apennine Mountains, further south, more than 600 passengers were trapped overnight on an unheated train.

Heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures have also caused problems in the Macedonian capital, Skopje.

The cold front reached northern Spain on Wednesday evening. Forecasters warn that temperatures there could dip to historical lows over the coming days.

While the snow in Germany has brought some idyllic scenes, such as this view of a Bavarian chapel, at least two people are reported to have frozen to death.

Even Turkey has been hit by the cold weather. A woman in the southeast of the country was killed after an avalanche fell on her house.

Russians faced nationwide disruption as temperatures stayed low - reaching -40C in the Urals and Siberia.