PARIS: A wintry blast of freezing temperatures swept across Europe on Sunday (Monday in Manila), with a biting wind from Siberia claiming four lives and endangering the continent’s homeless—with the worst yet to come.

The “Beast from the East,” as the phenomenon has been dubbed by the British media, is expected to bring chilling winds from Russia over the next week that will make it feel even colder than thermometers indicate.

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