Cold claims two lives in Czech capital

The head of Prague's emergency services has reported that two people died in freezing temperatures after spending the night on the street on Thursday. Both were around the age of 40. One man was found in Prague’s Malešice on Friday morning, the other in Řepy. It is unclear whether both were homeless. A day earlier, a 55-year-old homeless man froze to death in Ostrava, in the east of the country. The Czech Republic has seen unusually low temperatures for several days now - putting individuals without shelter at high risk.