Snow across Northern Europe causes serious disruption

Much of Northern Europe has been covered by a blanket of snow - causing significant disturbance.

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00:00 [WIND BLOWING]

00:04 The start of 2024 could be summed up

00:07 by its at times chaotic weather.

00:10 Paris and surrounding areas have around 4 centimeters of snow

00:14 and were put under orange weather warnings,

00:16 though these were later lifted.

00:17 There were also serious traffic disruptions.

00:22 Most of France, except the Mediterranean coastline,

00:24 remains under yellow warnings for snow and ice.

00:27 [WIND BLOWING]

00:34 In neighboring Belgium, motorists

00:36 experienced trouble with traffic seriously disrupted.

00:39 Many public transport routes were not

00:41 functioning as they should.

00:44 Roads in Wallonia were under code red

00:47 due to heavy snowfall and dire weather forecasts.

00:50 In several areas of the region, snow

00:52 is 11 centimeters thick, making it the heaviest

00:54 snowfall in 11 years.

01:00 But it's not all negative.

01:02 Norway is used to snowfall.

01:04 Here, members of the National Men's Beach Volleyball Team,

01:07 Olympic champions of Tokyo 2020, staged a training session

01:11 in deep snow.

01:13 (yells)