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Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Balkans are facing upheavals caused by recent heavy snowfall. The roads are blocked, the train system is disrupted and schools are closed in several countries.
In Bavaria, in southern Germany, a nine-year-old boy died after being struck by the fall of a tree near Munich. It took about 40 minutes for the emergency services to find him and they were not able to revive him.
Blizzard causes death and upheaval in Europe
Blizzards shoot down trees and block roads in the south and east of the country
Although the situation is a little quieter this Friday, the airlines canceled about 120 flights at Frankfurt Airport and 90 at Munich Airport, according to the German press agency DPA.
The north of Sweden was hit by a storm with high winds and roads became impbadable.
In eastern Switzerland, an avalanche hit a hotel in Schwaegalp on Thursday afternoon, causing three minor injuries.
General view of the mountain Santis-Schwaegalp in Switzerland this Friday (11), after ava In the Balkans, six Serbian municipalities have had to take emergency measures and three cities of Montenegro , located off the Adriatic coast, were without electricity after the snowstorm that hit a major electricity distribution line.
In the center of Bosnia, snow interrupted the power supply and cut the telephone lines of the city of Kladanj.
