Western Europe has been hit by a heavy snowfall and ice storms. This morning Dublin, London and many other cities woke up to a white snowy blanket, which is causing a lot of problems for the transport system. Ireland, Great Britain and France are experiencing the worst snow storm of the last twenty years.
Met Éireann has issued a severe weather warning and it said it is going to snow harder the next days, with temperature falling down to a low of -5C. The metheorogical office has said the storm originates from a high pressure over Scandinavia and a strong low pressure area over Spain. The two systems created the actual snow storm over the British Isles.
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| Dublin airport trapped by heavy snowfalls |
Snow has brought many problems to Dublin and all across Ireland. Dublin airport is trapped by snow and ice. Aer Lingus and Ryanair have delayed the majority of flights to Gatwick, Heathrow and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airports, waiting for the runways to be cleared up by DAA operators. The other great airports in Western Europe are experiencing the same situation.
In Leinster and East Munster the roads are dangerous. Gardaí warned motorists to travel only if strictly necessary and avoid using heavy vehicles. The most seroius accidents have involved mostly heavy vehicles on the N7, N4 and M50. Bus Éireann and transport services on the east coast have also been hit.
The situation is dramatic everywhere. Besides Met Éireann reported that the bad weather will continue in the coming weeks - with improvements expected only after 8th February.
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