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According to BPNS public relations representative Vilma Juozevičiūtė, three people are believed to have died of cold on Saturday: two homeless people were found dead in Vilnius, and neighbors found a frozen man in Vilnius district, an elderly man from Maišiagala.
On Sunday, five people were reported to have died of cold: dead men were found in Anykščiai, Marijampolė, as well as Ignalina and Radviliškis districts, and a dead woman was found in an unheated house in Biržai district.
As a result of these deaths, the police launched pre-trial investigations into the cause of death.
There were also more than 30 reports of frozen people: 13 on Saturday and 24 on Sunday.
According to the BPC, several concerned people called about intoxicated people and the homeless, concerned they might be harmed. The police provided social assistance to several people, took them to the shelter. Some people turned down that assistance.
Most of the people who experienced frostbite were men, some of them were intoxicated.
“On Sunday, a resident of Panevėžys was called to an ambulance due to frozen feet; despite the great cold, the drunken man walked barefoot for three to four kilometers, wearing only socks,” said a BPC spokeswoman.
Most cold victims suffered frostbite on their hands, feet, or fingers.
On Friday, 12 more complaints were received from people affected by the cold.
Extremely cold weather was observed in Lithuania over the weekend: the temperature dropped below 20 degrees in some places overnight.
According to the Hydrometeorological Service, the cold will gradually decrease, but in the coming days it will be forecast for several more, in some places, up to 20 degrees.
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