1.   Heavy snowfall led to road closures and many homes were without electricity.

2.   Record snowfalls have led to a serious avalanche risk in many parts of the Swiss Alps, authorities warned Saturday.

3.   Snowfalls led to rising water levels in rivers near the city of Satu Mare in far northwest Romania, Mediafax reported.

4.   Freak snowfalls led to road traffic chaos, cut power transmission lines and caused a supermarket roof to collapse on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.