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Khurdelitsa, who was covering Italy on February 3, paralyzed the movement of several thousand cars. Due to the snow, the vehicles stopped on the road, creating a 12 km long traffic jam.
Traffic was blocked between the cities of Cuez and Vipiteno, located in northern Italy. The road has actually "closed" heavy vehicles. It's precisely because their drivers did not change the tires in the winter, but the road froze overnight and it snowed, a considerable number of people found themselves in the trap of cold, reports Repubblica.
See also: The Arctic cold in the United States: the number of victims has increased considerably [19659004] Morning rescuers help motorists who are stuck in the road. So, getting out of the blizzard and leaving on the cleaned sections of the road have helped at least 200 vehicles.
It is known that travel is currently possible with only one lane and that on the main road, the culprits are always in the foreground.
In addition, the avalanche collapsed. on the highway near the border of the state. Fortunately, there is no victim.
Snow blockade: Thousands of cars jammed in traffic jams in Italy
Where bad weather caused damage?
– In the United States, the persistent gel. Due to heavy snow and cold, at least 21 people died. The air temperature in some states has dropped in the Arctic to -48 degrees.
– In France, 40,000 homes no longer have access to electricity because of heavy snowfall. In some parts of the country, wind gusts reached 110 km / h and debris 10 cm.
– Roads are blocked in some schools, blocked roads in England, Scotland and Wales. 19659004] Note that in the meantime, it is a warm and almost spring-like climate in Ukraine. In some areas of February 4, the air temperature will rise to +12 degrees. Despite this, rescuers warn that in the Ukrainian Carpathians, the risk of climbing snow avalanches is high. And in the mountainous regions of Transcarpathia, there is a risk of snow slipping on the roads.
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