Freezing weather in Geneva, Switzerland

Freezing weather in Geneva, Switzerland

Birds are seen flying over a jetty covered by ice in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 6, 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Jingde)

A man takes pictures of Leman Lake at a port covered by ice in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 6, 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Jingde)

A man takes pictures of Leman Lake at a port covered by ice in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 6, 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Jingde)

Boats and ferrys on Leman Lake are seen covered with ice in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 6, 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Jingde)

Birds are seen swimming near the bank covered by ice on Feb. 6, 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Yang Jingde)

Europeans across the continent were digging out from heavy snow after a week of bitter cold in which the number of dead — most of them homeless — continued to rise by the day.

Birds are seen flying over a jetty covered by ice in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 6, 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Jingde)

A man takes pictures of Leman Lake at a port covered by ice in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 6, 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Jingde)

A man takes pictures of Leman Lake at a port covered by ice in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 6, 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Jingde)

Boats and ferrys on Leman Lake are seen covered with ice in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 6, 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Jingde)

Birds are seen swimming near the bank covered by ice on Feb. 6, 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Yang Jingde)

Europeans across the continent were digging out from heavy snow after a week of bitter cold in which the number of dead — most of them homeless — continued to rise by the day.