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Snow hits NW Europe
Bad weather has caused disruption across southern England, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
Last Modified: 13 Mar 2013 09:43


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12 March: Brighton beach covered in a layer of snow after an overnight fall.


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12 March: An abandoned caravan is buffeted by winds and drifting snow on the South Downs near Brighton in southern England.


LUKE MACGREGOR/Reuters
12 March: People try to move a car stuck in snow on the South Downs.


JOHN SCHULTS/Reuters
12 March: Around 10cm of snow fell across Paris, including the Eiffel Tower.


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12 March: Snow covers the courtyard of the Elysee presidential palace in Paris.


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12 March: A child snowboards in front of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Montmartre, Paris.


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12 March: A line of trucks stuck on a snow-covered road near Rouffigny, northwestern France.


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12 March: A marked lack of activity at Saint Lazare railway station in Paris.


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12 March: This passenger tries to sleep on the stranded Paris-Cherbourg train in Caen.


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12 March: Stranded motorists are given refuge in a gymnasium in Caen, northwestern France.


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12 March: A cat shelters from the bad weather in a doorway in Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg,


KAY NIETFELD/EPA
12 March: A squirrel hops through the snow in a  park in Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany.


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12 March: De-icing aircraft at Frankfurt airport. Despite the best efforts of staff, the airport was closed for a time due to snow on the runways.


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12 March: Airliners remain on their stands after 12cm of snow hit Frankfurt airport.


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12 March: A giant board displays cancelled flights at Frankfurt airport, Germany.


Gero Breloer/AP
12 March: A tourist stands on a mound of snow in front of Brandenburg Gate to pose for a souvenir photo.


FRANK RUMPENHORST/EPA
12 March: 'Hoodies' in the snow in Frankfurt.



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NW Europe Snowhttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snowen-usAl Jazeerafeedback@daylife.com10Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:07:44 GMTWed, 13 Mar 2013 09:29:07 GMTNot the weather for a paddlehttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0aAPcKEfJZbHZ

12 March: Brighton beach covered in a layer of snow after an overnight fall.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:40:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0aAPcKEfJZbHZBryn LennonGetty ImagesGetty Images

12 March: Brighton beach covered in a layer of snow after an overnight fall.

Not the weather for a paddle
It could be Siberiahttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=06zZgqF62pe0F

12 March: An abandoned caravan is buffeted by winds and drifting snow on the South Downs near Brighton in southern England.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:01:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=06zZgqF62pe0FLUKE MACGREGORReutersReuters Pictures

12 March: An abandoned caravan is buffeted by winds and drifting snow on the South Downs near Brighton in southern England.

It could be Siberia
Help!http://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=04uH5jA3Wdezu

12 March: People try to move a car stuck in snow on the South Downs.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:56:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=04uH5jA3WdezuLUKE MACGREGORReutersReuters Pictures

12 March: People try to move a car stuck in snow on the South Downs.

Help!
Capital weatherhttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=039vbGO0m78bn

12 March: Around 10cm of snow fell across Paris, including the Eiffel Tower.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:19:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=039vbGO0m78bnJOHN SCHULTSReutersReuters Pictures

12 March: Around 10cm of snow fell across Paris, including the Eiffel Tower.

Capital weather
Palace precipitationhttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=02NTdvIeWy4Is

12 March: Snow covers the courtyard of the Elysee presidential palace in Paris.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:57:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=02NTdvIeWy4IsLIONEL BONAVENTUREAFP/Getty ImagesGetty Images

12 March: Snow covers the courtyard of the Elysee presidential palace in Paris.

Palace precipitation
Fun in the snowhttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0b5rffr1C1gVv

12 March: A child snowboards in front of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Montmartre, Paris.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:46:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0b5rffr1C1gVvFRED DUFOURAFP/Getty ImagesGetty Images

12 March: A child snowboards in front of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Montmartre, Paris.

Fun in the snow
Wheely deephttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=06WgclG4yB4o6

12 March: A line of trucks stuck on a snow-covered road near Rouffigny, northwestern France.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:24:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=06WgclG4yB4o6ALAIN JOCARDAFP/Getty ImagesGetty Images

12 March: A line of trucks stuck on a snow-covered road near Rouffigny, northwestern France.

Wheely deep
Off the railshttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0b6H2xh0mZ15y

12 March: A marked lack of activity at Saint Lazare railway station in Paris.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:22:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0b6H2xh0mZ15yFRED DUFOURAFP/Getty ImagesGetty Images

12 March: A marked lack of activity at Saint Lazare railway station in Paris.

Off the rails
A pain in the neckhttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=069c9tp9KfaYU

12 March: This passenger tries to sleep on the stranded Paris-Cherbourg train in Caen.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:18:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=069c9tp9KfaYUAFPAFP/Getty ImagesGetty Images

12 March: This passenger tries to sleep on the stranded Paris-Cherbourg train in Caen.

A pain in the neck
Shelterhttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0bjO9pR7Nb3z6

12 March: Stranded motorists are given refuge in a gymnasium in Caen, northwestern France.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:27:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0bjO9pR7Nb3z6AFPAFP/Getty ImagesGetty Images

12 March: Stranded motorists are given refuge in a gymnasium in Caen, northwestern France.

Shelter
Any port in a stormhttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0bvF3lq3u23HQ

12 March: A cat shelters from the bad weather in a doorway in Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg,

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:58:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0bvF3lq3u23HQNICOLAS BOUVYEPAEPA Images

12 March: A cat shelters from the bad weather in a doorway in Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg,

Any port in a storm
Hop it!http://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0f28awA5C8crC

12 March: A squirrel hops through the snow in a  park in Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:02:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0f28awA5C8crCKAY NIETFELDEPAEPA Images

12 March: A squirrel hops through the snow in a  park in Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany.

Hop it!
Ice fightinghttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0aq3h1c6K33rt

12 March: De-icing aircraft at Frankfurt airport. Despite the best efforts of staff, the airport was closed for a time due to snow on the runways.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:03:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0aq3h1c6K33rtDANIEL ROLANDAFP/Getty ImagesGetty Images

12 March: De-icing aircraft at Frankfurt airport. Despite the best efforts of staff, the airport was closed for a time due to snow on the runways.

Ice fighting
Groundedhttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=00QF01Q1uSdSa

12 March: Airliners remain on their stands after 12cm of snow hit Frankfurt airport.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:46:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=00QF01Q1uSdSaThomas LohnesGetty ImagesGetty Images

12 March: Airliners remain on their stands after 12cm of snow hit Frankfurt airport.

Grounded
Going nowherehttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0bUP4WnahB765

12 March: A giant board displays cancelled flights at Frankfurt airport, Germany.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:07:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=0bUP4WnahB765AFPAFP/Getty ImagesGetty Images

12 March: A giant board displays cancelled flights at Frankfurt airport, Germany.

Going nowhere
A podium for a photohttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=02PT1ve3LH9mq

12 March: A tourist stands on a mound of snow in front of Brandenburg Gate to pose for a souvenir photo.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:24:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=02PT1ve3LH9mqGero BreloerAPAP Photo

12 March: A tourist stands on a mound of snow in front of Brandenburg Gate to pose for a souvenir photo.

A podium for a photo
Snow fashion in Frankfurthttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=05Pm9YL8dk6HU

12 March: 'Hoodies' in the snow in Frankfurt.

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:54:00 GMThttp://aljazeera.smartgalleries.net/gallery/NW-Europe-Snow?image_id=05Pm9YL8dk6HUFRANK RUMPENHORSTEPAEPA Images

12 March: 'Hoodies' in the snow in Frankfurt.

Snow fashion in Frankfurt


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