Ten people die in Ukraine snowstorms

FILE PHOTO: Emergency workers release a car which stuck in snow during a heavy snow storm in Odesa region, Ukraine in this handout picture released November 27, 2023. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ten people have died in snowstorms in Ukraine, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Tuesday, after icy winds and storms swept the country since Sunday, cutting power and blocking roads.

Southern Ukraine was the worst affected, particularly the Black Sea region of Odesa. Cars and buses slid off frozen roads into fields and police battled high winds to tow the vehicles out.