Arctic Cold Front Paralyzes Europe

Severe cold, heavy snow, and rain are causing widespread transportation disruptions, evacuations, and power outages across Europe. Amsterdam's airport is completely closed, red alerts are in effect in Spain and Scotland, and record-low temperatures have been recorded in several countries.


Arctic Cold Front Paralyzes Europe

An arctic cold front keeps much of Europe on alert on Monday, causing disruptions at airports and public transport networks, school closures, and floods in Scotland, the Netherlands, France, Italy, and Spain. Air traffic at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport is completely paralyzed due to snow problems. The Dutch air traffic control service is not allowing takeoffs or landings at this airport due to a lack of operational runways, affecting hundreds of flights. In Spain, the overflowing of the Guadalhorce River and heavy rains on Sunday led to a red alert. In Romania, weather conditions have left several villages in Transylvania isolated due to snow accumulation, and at least 42,000 homes were left without electricity. In Greece, the National Meteorological Service expects heavy rains and storms accompanied by wind and hail in the western and northeastern parts of the country. In the Czech Republic, a record low temperature of minus 30.6 degrees was recorded in the municipality of Kvilda, near the border with Bavaria. In Poland, two people died from hypothermia. In Finland, the temperature dropped to minus 39.9 degrees.