A few days after the arrival of the astronomical winter, especially in the UK, snow, blizzards and storms caused chaos on the roads, the suspension of flights and the running ferries. Snow also fell in Switzerland, Germany and France.
In the UK, many cars stuck in the snow on the way, and thousands of homes were left without power. Snow also visited Switzerland and south-western Germany; in the Black Forest is expected to 40 inches of rainfall.
We are happy snowfall welcomed in the French Alps, where almost it was not from the beginning of the ski season. During the weekend of 60 cm top cover has a height of more than 2 thousand. m. Enjoy will be those who manage to reach the Alps since Saturday on most major roads of France potworzyły traffic jams.
In the UK, many drivers were forced to either abandon cars on the road, or wait for hours to abrasion and removing snow routes. Dozens of people traveling from Sheffield to London, spent the night in the church on the road, got stuck in the snow when their bus.
In the north of England dropped 11 inches of snow. Without electricity were 36 thousand. recipients, and in 69 thousand. there were interruptions in the supply of electricity.
In the evening on Friday closed the airport Liverpool John Lennon International Airport Bradford and Leeds, but after odśnieżeniu runways where air traffic was restored. Meteorologists predict more snow in the UK, mainly in the north, although the main danger on the road is to be a glaze.
In the north of France because of the strong winds reaching the speed of 160 km per hour closed the port of Calais on the English Channel and temporarily suspended the ferries plying to Dover.
The snow and windy weather will move through the part of France and Germany in the direction of Greece and Bulgaria, attacking on Sunday in Central Europe.
See also: Winter came to Zakopane
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Europe under the snow, chaos in the UK – Virtual Poland
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