More than 112 people have died as a result of a bitter cold front sweeping across northern India over the past week, according to CNN . Wintry weather also has hit parts of northeast Asia and Russia with bitter winds and heavy snow and ice that are threatening the lives of thousands. Forecasters have said that northern India's cold front will grow worse and continue over the next three days. Most of the Indian disaster victims have been homeless people who have succumbed to hypothermia, officials told CNN .
Meteorologists blame the frigid temperatures on cold winds sweeping in from Kabul and Kandahar.
The weather has covered India's capital of New Delhi in a blanket of dense fog, slowing traffic on already congested roads and causing flight delays due to the poor visibility. Mountainous Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir have borne the brunt of the cold snap. The same cold front has swept into Pakistan, where hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees are shivering in makeshift camps. The Inner Mongolian Branch of the Russian Red Cross estimated that up to 1.35 million people are affected with as many as 400,000 people possibly in need of immediate assistance. In addition, some 46,000 head of livestock have died, the Red Cross reported.