Cold snap causes disruption in Europe

French authorities closed two freeways on Tuesday as sub-zero temperature continue across the continent.

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00:00 Snow causes traffic chaos across France, with Paris and Normandy particularly hard hit.

00:06 This Tuesday, the National Weather Service placed ten regions under an orange weather

00:10 warning for snow and freezing rain.

00:13 Conditions on the road are dangerous, particularly in the Île-de-France region, where traffic

00:17 is disrupted.

00:18 It`s a bit of a mess. The roads are not snowed.

00:23 In downtown Cannes, Normandy, the day is complicated for drivers. Yet, while some have a hard time,

00:36 others take advantage of the snow to have some fun.

00:39 In North Zealand, some Danish have got out their cross-country skis to repurpose areas,

00:44 otherwise used as golf courses or forest walking trails.

00:48 We have got some good stuff and we have got a lot of people in the forest. We didn`t have

00:57 that before. There were not as many as there are now. It`s not unusual if there are thousands

01:01 of people on a weekend down here.

01:03 The polar cold wave in Europe complicates life for many citizens, but it also leaves

01:07 us with beautiful scenes like this one, with the chimneys of Prague at full speed.

01:13 (sound of wind)

01:16 (sound of a bird)

01:18 [WHOOSH]