Cold wave allover Europe

Snowfalls and coldwave affect activities and transport throughout Europe.

Great Britain that is experiencing the most severe coldwave in the last 30 years, has recorded a cold record with -21,6 degrés in Altnaharra, a village in the Scotland Highlands.

Numerous traffic problems have affected air, rail and road transport.

In France, 37 departments have been placed in "orange vigilance". Exceptionnal snowfalls have been announced.

The Gothard tunnel between Italy and Switzerland was not anymore useable for trucks, last friday due to important snowfalls in Switzerland.

In Spain, all regions except Andalousia (south) and Estramadura (west) have been placed in alert, as new snowfalls and strong winds were announced. The heavy rains in the last days have caused importnat dommages in Andalousia.

In Germany, new snowfalls are expected, these could reach 40 cm in some areas. Lots of traffic jams on the roads, and important delays on the rail transport have been forecasted.

In Poland, temperatures have rised up , but the snow is still affecting both road and rail transport.

In Norway, polar temperatures have been recorded for few days, the village of Folldal (center of Norway) has registered - 42 °C. !!