Скачать или смотреть Heavy snow in Germany causes traffic chaos

(9 Feb 2021) Heavy snowfall covered Berlin in a blanket of white on Tuesday, partly freezing water in canals and rivers and hampering traffic.
Elsewhere in Germany there were severe traffic disruptions Tuesday, including a 37-kilometer (23 mile) overnight logjam in which hundreds of cars and trucks got stuck on a highway for hours in sub-zero temperatures.
Hundreds of vehicles were trapped on the A2 highway in western Germany all night in that traffic jam, Bielefeld police reported early Tuesday.
Rescue teams went from car to car handing out blankets and hot drinks, the German news agency dpa reported.
Traffic jams due to snowfall and icy roads were also reported in Brandenburg state in the east and in Hesse state in central Germany.
Train services were also partially canceled in several regions as snowploughs were working around the clock to free the tracks of ice and snow.
The country's transportation minister called on Germans to stay at home and avoid traveling.
More snow was predicted for northern Germany for Tuesday especially for Schleswig-Hollstein, the German Weather Service DWD reported.
Parts of  central and northern Europe have been gripped by a cold weather spell since the weekend.

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