45 injured falling on ice

The injuries suffered most often were broken arms and legs. Most of the victims were women.

People can be penalized for not removing ice and snow from the rooftops of or the sidewalk by the places they own, with fines reaching €350 for individuals and €1400 for companies.

Here's a photo shoot by LETA newswire photographer Edijs Pālens documenting what it was like Tuesday at one particularly slippery spot on Krišjāņa Barona street.