Europe has been hit by bad weather.
Covered by 4 cm of snow, Paris and the surrounding areas issued an “orange” alert on Thursday due to heavy snowfall and serious traffic problems, euronews writes, Klankosova.tv reports.
Orange alerts mean that weather has a significant impact on people, property and activity in an area.
That orange status was later lifted, but most of France – apart from the Mediterranean coastline – remains under “yellow” snow and ice warnings.
Some parts of France had up to 15 cm of snow. Météo France put 25 French departments across northern and central France on orange alert for snow and ice on Thursday.
In southeastern Belgium, drivers also experienced problems.
Roads in Wallonia were under “code red” due to heavy snowfall and pessimistic forecasts. In some areas of the region, the snow is 11cm thick – making it the heaviest snowfall in 11 years.
In Norway, where snowfall is much more frequent, people enjoyed themselves.
Members of the men’s national beach volleyball team, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions, conducted a training session in deep snow.