Northern Europe copes with extreme winter weather [1]

CastlegarSource.com - 3/20/13, By Wikinews

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Wintry conditions have caused widespread disruption across parts of northwestern Europe [3] over the past week. Heavy snow [4] as well as sub-zero temperatures have resulted in cancellations of hundreds of flights and caused traffic disruptions on major roads [5].

Many hundreds of passengers became stranded at Frankfurt Airport [6] in Germany [7] March 12 as the airport closed, with many more flights cancelled on the 13th. On the same day in Paris, at the Charles de Gaulle Airport [8] a quarter of the flights were cancelled. At Orly Airport [9] a landing Tunisair [10] slid, prompting evacuation of 140 passengers.

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