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Snowfall paralyzes Europe, 2 people die
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December 18, 2010, Saturday
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HEAVY overnight snowfall grounded about 450 flights, caused major delays at German airports, forced schools to close, left highways clogged with traffic and caused accidents, killing at least two people over the past two days.
Snow also hindered flights in the Netherlands, where Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport saw 30 cancellations and major delays ahead of the busy Christmas holiday season, spokeswoman Mirjam Snoerwang said.
The European control agency Eurocontrol said passengers at Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest airports, had to expect delays of up to four and a half hours.
Snow also closed Geneva airport early on Thursday morning, though it opened again later, flights were also disrupted in Zurich.
In Frankfurt, 300 flights had been canceled by late morning, with the number expected to rise, airport spokesman Timo Ross said. About 20 centimeters of snow blanketed the state overnight, causing the closure of schools around Frankfurt and elsewhere in Hesse.
The airport, Europe's second-biggest hub, had to be closed for about an hour late on Thursday, and an estimated 1,000 passengers were stranded overnight, Ross said.
Munich airport, Germany's second-largest, reported 86 cancellations and major delays; Duesseldorf saw more than 20 cancellations.
Roads were clogged by snow, and in North-Rhine Westphalia state authorities reported traffic jams of more than 185 kilometers, and 251 weather-related accidents that left 19 people injured.
Two men died in a traffic accident in the southern state of Bavaria, according to authorities. The men were trying to help a friend to pull his car out of the snow near Straubing on Thursday when they were struck by an oncoming car, police said in a statement.
A wave of snow and icy weather was also causing travel problems across Britain, with trains canceled, schools shut and cars sliding on icy roads.
One motorist in the Scottish city of Aberdeen, Kirsty McCullogh, told BBC radio it had taken her five hours to drive four miles.
"It's awful, the roads are sheet ice - they've not been gritted at all," she said.
Belfast International Airport was closed yesterday morning because of snow, and there were delays and cancellations at other airports including Aberdeen, Birmingham and Luton.
In Denmark, the postal service reported snow in the past weeks has caused a high number of injuries to the country's 12,000 letter carriers - including broken limbs.
PostDanmark reported 355 carriers have so far been injured since November - compared with a total of 450 during last year's entire winter, the national B.T. newspaper reported.
PostDanmark has acknowledged that the snow may delay Christmas letters - and most importantly - parcels -containing presents.
Snow also hindered flights in the Netherlands, where Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport saw 30 cancellations and major delays ahead of the busy Christmas holiday season, spokeswoman Mirjam Snoerwang said.
The European control agency Eurocontrol said passengers at Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest airports, had to expect delays of up to four and a half hours.
Snow also closed Geneva airport early on Thursday morning, though it opened again later, flights were also disrupted in Zurich.
In Frankfurt, 300 flights had been canceled by late morning, with the number expected to rise, airport spokesman Timo Ross said. About 20 centimeters of snow blanketed the state overnight, causing the closure of schools around Frankfurt and elsewhere in Hesse.
The airport, Europe's second-biggest hub, had to be closed for about an hour late on Thursday, and an estimated 1,000 passengers were stranded overnight, Ross said.
Munich airport, Germany's second-largest, reported 86 cancellations and major delays; Duesseldorf saw more than 20 cancellations.
Roads were clogged by snow, and in North-Rhine Westphalia state authorities reported traffic jams of more than 185 kilometers, and 251 weather-related accidents that left 19 people injured.
Two men died in a traffic accident in the southern state of Bavaria, according to authorities. The men were trying to help a friend to pull his car out of the snow near Straubing on Thursday when they were struck by an oncoming car, police said in a statement.
A wave of snow and icy weather was also causing travel problems across Britain, with trains canceled, schools shut and cars sliding on icy roads.
One motorist in the Scottish city of Aberdeen, Kirsty McCullogh, told BBC radio it had taken her five hours to drive four miles.
"It's awful, the roads are sheet ice - they've not been gritted at all," she said.
Belfast International Airport was closed yesterday morning because of snow, and there were delays and cancellations at other airports including Aberdeen, Birmingham and Luton.
In Denmark, the postal service reported snow in the past weeks has caused a high number of injuries to the country's 12,000 letter carriers - including broken limbs.
PostDanmark reported 355 carriers have so far been injured since November - compared with a total of 450 during last year's entire winter, the national B.T. newspaper reported.
PostDanmark has acknowledged that the snow may delay Christmas letters - and most importantly - parcels -containing presents.
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