Deadly Cold Wave Brings Travel Chaos Across Europe

“The Daily Baku” reports that in Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo, a woman was killed when a snow-laden tree branch collapsed, highlighting the hazards posed by heavy snowfall in urban areas. Aviation was badly affected across the continent. Paris airports cancelled large numbers of flights to allow runways to be cleared and aircraft de-iced, while Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport scrapped hundreds of departures amid similar conditions.

Rail travel was also hit, particularly in the Netherlands, where an IT failure compounded weather-related disruption and led to suspended services. Elsewhere, temperatures plunged well below freezing in Germany and Britain, forcing school closures and causing delays on roads and railways.

Southern Europe was not spared. Italy experienced a mix of snow, heavy rain and flooding, prompting authorities in Rome to restrict access to parks after falling trees and rising river levels raised safety concerns.