Freezing temperatures bring pleasure and misery

Skaters are getting the chance to profit from the recent cold temperatures as more and more lakes and ponds have frozen over and been declared safe by the authorities.
The layer of ice in the harbour at Rapperswil on Lake Zurich is now 15 centimetres thick, and people will be able to walk out over it on Saturday for the first time in 24 years, although at their own risk.

But not everyone is so happy. About 20 boats have sunk on Lake Geneva under the weight of the ice that formed on them, the local police said. Another 50 were rescued from the same fate.

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