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Snow Brings Chaos to Europe, But Skiers Rejoice
Heavy snowfall brought both chaos and joy across Europe overnight on Sunday, with some 15,000 people stranded overnight in the French Alps while skiers revelled in the fresh powder blanketing slopes.
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Serbia: 1,000 evacuated from snow-hit cars, buses
Rescuers, army and police have evacuated about 1,000 people from cars and buses stranded in deep snow in northern Serbia, but several hundred people still remain stuck, the government said on Saturday.
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Hundreds of flights cancelled across Europe due to heavy snow
Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Britain, France and Germany on Monday as snow and ice blanketed Western Europe.
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Soldiers sweep ice for Dutch skating race
Dutch troops joined a race against time on Wednesday to prepare ice for a legendary 125-mile (200-kilometer) race across frozen waterways in the northern Netherlands that could be staged for the first time in 15 years. A group of 50 soldiers in camouflage fatigues shovelled snow along a possible alternative route in case ice on part of the traditio...
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Snow, ice trap passengers in Europe's airports
Travellers spent Christmas Eve camped in airports in Paris and Brussels instead of at feast-laden family tables, after new snowfall and shortages of de-icing fluid trapped passengers and snarled travel across Europe.A scare about the security of a snow-laden terminal roof at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport made matters worse, with crowds asked to ...
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Winter freezes travel in Europe
The Christmas travel season turned angry and chaotic Monday as British officials struggled to clear snow and ice that paralyzed rail and air links and spawned cancellations and delays stranding thousands around the world.More than 48 hours after Britain's last snowfall, some furious passengers with boarding passes for Monday flights were not even a...
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Chaos at Heathrow, Frankfurt; more snow likely
Freezing conditions and heavy snow paralysed air-services across Europe, leaving thousands of travellers stranded during the busy Christmas season.Passengers hoping for a Christmas getaway have found themselves stranded at airports, with hundreds of people camping out in terminals for another night after planes were grounded. All domestic and short...
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Heavy snowfall plays havoc across Europe
Heavy overnight snowfall grounded about 450 flights and caused major delays at German airports on Friday and left highways clogged with traffic after scores of accidents that killed at least two people and injured dozens.Roads were clogged by snow and in North-Rhine Westphalia state alone, authorities reported traffic jams of more than 185 kilometr...
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Snow Brings Chaos to Europe, But Skiers Rejoice
Heavy snowfall brought both chaos and joy across Europe overnight on Sunday, with some 15,000 people stranded overnight in the French Alps while skiers revelled in the fresh powder blanketing slopes.
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Serbia: 1,000 evacuated from snow-hit cars, buses
Rescuers, army and police have evacuated about 1,000 people from cars and buses stranded in deep snow in northern Serbia, but several hundred people still remain stuck, the government said on Saturday.
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Hundreds of flights cancelled across Europe due to heavy snow
Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Britain, France and Germany on Monday as snow and ice blanketed Western Europe.
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Soldiers sweep ice for Dutch skating race
Dutch troops joined a race against time on Wednesday to prepare ice for a legendary 125-mile (200-kilometer) race across frozen waterways in the northern Netherlands that could be staged for the first time in 15 years. A group of 50 soldiers in camouflage fatigues shovelled snow along a possible alternative route in case ice on part of the traditio...
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Snow, ice trap passengers in Europe's airports
Travellers spent Christmas Eve camped in airports in Paris and Brussels instead of at feast-laden family tables, after new snowfall and shortages of de-icing fluid trapped passengers and snarled travel across Europe.A scare about the security of a snow-laden terminal roof at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport made matters worse, with crowds asked to ...
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Winter freezes travel in Europe
The Christmas travel season turned angry and chaotic Monday as British officials struggled to clear snow and ice that paralyzed rail and air links and spawned cancellations and delays stranding thousands around the world.More than 48 hours after Britain's last snowfall, some furious passengers with boarding passes for Monday flights were not even a...
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Chaos at Heathrow, Frankfurt; more snow likely
Freezing conditions and heavy snow paralysed air-services across Europe, leaving thousands of travellers stranded during the busy Christmas season.Passengers hoping for a Christmas getaway have found themselves stranded at airports, with hundreds of people camping out in terminals for another night after planes were grounded. All domestic and short...
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Heavy snowfall plays havoc across Europe
Heavy overnight snowfall grounded about 450 flights and caused major delays at German airports on Friday and left highways clogged with traffic after scores of accidents that killed at least two people and injured dozens.Roads were clogged by snow and in North-Rhine Westphalia state alone, authorities reported traffic jams of more than 185 kilometr...
