Snow Blankets Northern Europe as Blizzard Sweeps Nordics
- Alerts for snow and ice issues for parts of France and the UK
- Snow storm is disrupting transport, power systems in Nordics
Snow near Winterberg, western Germany.
Photographer: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty ImagesFreezing Arctic weather is testing Europe’s transport and power systems, while a blizzard is hitting the Nordic region.
In France, Storm Caetano has triggered alerts for snow and ice across a swath of the country from Brittany, through Paris to the Alps. A flight from Lyon to Caen was forced to divert to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, according to Ouest-France newspaper. Workers are trying to clear the runway at Caen-Carpiquet airport in Normandy.