Heavy snowfall and freezing rain disrupt transport in Scandinavia and Germany

euronews (in English)

Hundreds of flights cancelled in Frankfurt, as Oslo airport temporarily closes due to the weather. Other parts of Scandinavia face public transport delays and road closures.

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00:00 Heavy snow and freezing rain hit parts of northern and central Europe on Wednesday,

00:05 bringing transport to a halt in some Scandinavian regions and causing major disruption at airports

00:11 in Frankfurt and Oslo.

00:13 The freezing rain across western and southern Germany led to many accidents on icy roads

00:18 early Wednesday.

00:20 At Frankfurt Airport, Germany`s busiest, freezing rain forced a halt to takeoffs.

00:25 The airport cited a danger of de-iced aircraft icing up again as they taxi toward the runway.

00:32 Several long distance trains were also canceled in Germany.

00:36 Heavy snowfall brought traffic to a standstill in large parts of Scandinavia and other European

00:41 regions, with roads and highways clogged with stranded motorists, public transportation

00:46 delays, cancellations on some ferry routes and the closure of some bridges.

00:52 Police began to cover check roads on Tuesday afternoon, causing several accidents on the

00:56 slippery roads.

00:58 Police in several parts of Denmark urged people to stay home.

01:02 Southern Sweden also saw heavy snowfall.

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