In Pictures: Gas Crisis in Bulgaria

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The Bulgarian newspaper 24 hours demands :"Cold. Switch on Kozloduy nuclear power plant", after Sofia announced that it was thinking of firing up a Soviet-era nuclear power plant to cope with the cut in gas supplies from Russia.

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Chopping firewood at a market near Sofia, Bulgaria, which says gas supplies from Russia are suspended for an indefinite period, along with those to Turkey, Greece and Macedonia


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One of several thermal power stations in Sofia - Jan 7, 2009.

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A customer looks at heating appliances displayed in a consumer electronics store in Sofia January 7, 2009. Thousands of Bulgarians spent a freezing night without central heating, and some companies and schools did not operate on Wednesday after Russian gas supplies were halted to southeastern Europe

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An ice fisher drills a hole into the ice to fish on a frozen lake, near Sofia, Bulgaria

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A dancer wears a mask for the Kukeri festival in the village of Lesnovo, east of Sofia. In the rural Bulgarian ritual, participants dress in sheepskin garments and wear masks to scare away evil spirits

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Operators man the telephones at the main control point at the Ukrgastrans company in Kiev, Ukraine, in front of a screen displaying European gas pipelines. Ukraine is considering limiting gas supplies to some of its companies, after the loss of Russian supplies

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Workers control a gas valve at a the FGSZ Natural Gas Transmission Closed Company, the bigest station in Vecses, outside Budapest, Hungary, after Gazprom, the Russian energy giant, cut off gas to Ukraine in a row over late payment of debts and new prices
 
No end in sight to our miserable situation here.

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Meatpie, find a nice cute guy to keep you warm - even if he's alive!
Happy New Year
 
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