Winter of 2009–10 in Europe

At least 109 road accidents have been reported in Kosovo in only the first 24 hours of bad weather - with heavy snow and high winds to blame, the police said on Monday.

Temperatures have dropped as low as -10 degrees Celsius in some places. No deaths have been reported but the number of injured amounts to about 20.

Over a meter of snow could fall in the area of Buffalo in the north-west of New York, meteorologists say.

A new snowstorm is expected after temperatures have been at a historic low throughout the US, with the weather claiming seven lives across the country.

Sub-zero temperatures have been registered even in Florida and Hawaii, known for their milder climate.