Severe winter weather causes chaos across northern Europe

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Offiicials in several countries advised people to stay at home on Wednesday as severe weather caused chaos on the roads and disrupted public transport.

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00:00 Chaos, as bad weather swept across northern Europe on Wednesday. In Denmark, heavy snow

00:07 and strong winds have made conditions dangerous on the roads, with several accidents backing

00:11 up traffic. Rail transport was also impacted, with the police advising people to work from

00:17 home and postpone appointments. In the Norwegian capital, Oslo, poor visibility and heavy snow

00:23 saw bus services halted, leaving many people stranded. The bad weather has disrupted road

00:29 traffic, particularly across the south of the country, and delayed rail services. The

00:34 city's airport was closed and officials have been advising people to stay home. And things

00:40 are slippery in France's north-eastern Lorraine region. It was placed on the country's second

00:45 alert level orange because of icy rain and snow. Numerous accidents have also been reported

00:51 and public transport impacted. And Meteo France has warned of snow and rain over much of the

00:57 north-east of the country. In Germany, around 700 flights were cancelled due to extreme

01:03 weather conditions at its Frankfurt hub, while in Munich, around 250 planes stayed on the

01:09 runway. Heavy snowfall and freezing rain is also causing delays and cancellations at other

01:15 German airports. On the roads, there were several accidents, creating traffic chaos.

01:20 Much of the south of the country is on red alert. And Belgium's southern Luxembourg region

01:25 is also on red alert due to freezing rain that is impacting road traffic.

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