1.   Heavy snowfall also hit the city of Haifa in the north and parts of the Negev desert in the south.

2.   Record snowfalls have hit Moscow and other Russian regions over the past month.

3.   Exceptional snowfalls hit the French mediterranean island of Corsica, cutting off roads and causing a supermarket roof to collapse.

4.   Six homeless people froze to death after snowfalls hit the Romanian capital late Wednesday, authorities said Friday.