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ウクライナやポーランド，セルビアでは極度の寒さのため，多くの死亡者が出ていますclaimは書き言葉で「〈病気・災害など〉が人命を奪う」という意味です（『リーダース英和辞典』第2版，研究社）。簡単な単語ですが，チェックしておきましょう。（Sugiuchi）
In Serbia, police reported that the snowy conditions had led to the deaths of a woman and two elderly men. Two other men, in their 70s, are believed to be missing in the south of the country.
The freezing conditions also claimed a life in neighbouring Bulgaria.
Emergency shelters offering food and heat are being set up in the Bulgarian capital Sofia and the Czech capital Prague, according to AP.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16786877