. >>> snowstorms and subzero temperatures in parts of southeastern europe, leaving at least one person dead and thousands more without power. the blizzard have also cost of travel chaos, as daniel griffith reports. >> sweeping across southeastern europe, blizzards and subzero temperatures. much of the region is going nowhere. some areas are now under meters of snow. trouble but all -- travel all but impossible. at the airport, many flights were canceled, train services disrupted. conditions on the roads are not much better. many are impassable. some drivers stranded, others simply gave up. emergency services are facing a huge challenge. the snow has been falling in some areas for weeks. we have a state of oregon state employees from when the snow started to fall, now it is more than three weeks. we are helping people and bringing them food and medicine. there is little prospect of an improvement, with more snow forecast. >>> an aide to the australian prime minister has been dismissed. it emerged that he leaked information to aboriginal protesters which resulted in scuffles with the pol

parts of southeastern europe are struggling to cope after two days of heavy blizzards it left people under feet of snow. a train was derailed. a nationwide alert was declared as hundreds of villages were left without power in bulgaria. the scandal over faulty breast implants manufactured in france took another twist windy co- founder of pip, , the company that makes them come out was arrested. jean-claude mas was arrested for using industrial grade silicone in the implants instead of medical great. our correspondent is in marseille. >> he has been hiding in isolated luxury in the french riviera. today, jean-claude mas was finally arrested at the house he shares with a longtime girlfriend. a woman he claims to have left. his lawyers say that he is cooperating with police and they dismiss the search of the property. investigators allege that he has been very clever in hiding his fortune. officially, this property, together with pool, spa, and gym, is in the name of his girlfriend. as is the site of the abandoned pip warehouse. we found the factory littered with documents and abandon st

. >> sub zero temperatures have hit parts of southeastern europe leaving one dead and thousands more without power. theably zards in bulgaria, romania and serbia has caused travel chaos as daniel griffin reports. >> blizzard and sub zero temperatures. much of the region going nowhere. some areas are now under meters of snow. travel all but impossible. at the arnte, many flights were canceled. train services also disrupted. conditions on the roads aren't much better. many, impossible. some drivers stranded. others simply gave up. emergency services are facing a huge challenge. snow has been falling in some areas for weeks. >> we've had a state of energy place since when the snow started to fall. it's now more than three weeks. we're clearing roads, helping people and bringing them food and med sifpblet >> there's little prospect of an improvement with more snow forecasted. >> this is "bb crs news." still ahead with six months to go before the start of the 2012 olympics, we'll have a look at the preparations for the opening ceremony in london. >> to south sudan now where just six month

parts of southeastern europe are struggling to cope after a second day of heavy blizzard's left some areas under 15 meters of snow. in romania, the army has helped to rescue hundreds of people from stranded cars and a train that derailed. in bulgaria, a nationwide alert was declared as hundreds of villages were left without power. the scandal over faulty breast implants manufactured in france took another twist today when the co-founder of the company who makes them was arrested by police. jean-claude mas is accused of fraud and manslaughter for using industrial-grade silicon in the implants and that of medical-grade gel. it is thought to 400,000 women in 65 countries have been given the implants. our correspondent is in marseille. >> he has been hiding in a desolate luxury on the green coastline of the french riviera and in a villa paid for by the victims of the pip scandal, but today, jean-claude mas was finally arrested at the house he shares with a longtime girlfriend, the woman who claims to have left. his lawyer said the 72-year-old was cooperating with police and dismissed the

all the way out to the southeastern portion of europe we do have yet another storm system.nowfall in turkey, ukraine. we know delays around sofie are going to be 2 plus hours the expected delays on thursday with the storm system exiting the region. >> thank you. good to see you as always. >> we just want to update you on a story out of brazil. at least four people are injured after two buildings collapsed in a busy commercial and financial area of rio. we're told that 11 people are missing. it's not clear what caused the two buildings to collapse. there are reports that an explosion was heard beforehand. authorities aren't ruling out the possibility of a gas leak explosion. you find out more online. just go to cnn.com/international. nina? >> coming up next on "world business today", from lunch appointments to traffic jams, google says its new privacy policy will help people. they plan to investigate the privacy changes. more ahead. welcome. i understand you need a little help with your mortgage, want to avoid foreclosure. smart move. candy? um-- well, you know, you're in lu