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Your support makes all the difference.Three people have died after blizzards swept across Greece, while heavy snow has also caused travel chaos in Germany and forced the evacuation of one town in Austria.
The body of the 66-year-old woman was recovered from an overturned car in the southeastern Keratea region of Greece following almost a week of sub-zero temperatures, blasting winds and snowfall across the country.
Two men - including the woman's husband - were found dead close by to the vehicle.
It is thought the car was swept away by flood waters caused by the bad weather.
The incident is only the most tragic in a week of chaos brought on by the unusually cold weather.
Public transport has also been severely disrupted with flights rerouted and roads closed, while rescue services have received dozens of calls-outs to help people trapped in their cars or homes by heavy snowfall.
On Saturday, firefighters had to rescue two French hikers stranded in a forest on the island of Lesbos, the Greek civil protection service said.
It urged municipal authorities to be prepared for more bad weather from Monday.
Meanwhile, roads have been closed, flights cancelled and trains rerouted across Germany and Austria because of similar conditions.
Munich airport, the second largest in Germany, saw 120 flights axed and others delayed while workers cleared runways of snow and removed ice from planes.
In Austria, the small town of St Johann, in the Tyrol region, was evacuated because authorities feared strong winds could trigger a large avalanche.
Further east in the village of Soelktal, some 600 residents and tourists were ordered to stay put following a road closure, the Austrian broadcaster ORF reported.
Further significant snowfall is forecast for southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland in coming days.
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