EU Referendum: And then there were (still) five

According to further reports, rescue efforts have been "hampered by weather conditions, storm winds and heavy snowfalls," and "unusually cold weather of up to -17°C" is being experienced. Furthermore, weather forecasts are unfavourable. Temperatures may plunge even further and a storm is expected in the area late Thursday/early Friday.

The implications of this weather are obvious in an area that was said to be "sensitive" to global warming, and had a recent history of declining ice formation.