Transport disruption in Germany and the Netherlands persisted into a second day on Monday as heavy snowfall and icy temperatures gripped parts of central and northern Europe. Dutch children's return to school after a coronavirus lockdown was delayed.
Trucks got stuck in snowdrifts overnight on the A4 highway near Gera in eastern Germany, while part of the A7 highway near Goettingen in northern Germany was closed after trucks became stuck on uphill stretches, news agency dpa reported.
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Transport disruption in Germany and the Netherlands persisted into a second day on Monday as heavy snowfall and icy temperatures gripped parts of central and northern Europe. Dutch children's return to school after a coronavirus lockdown was delayed.
Dutch railway operator NS said a “very limited service” was expected in the Netherlands on Monday.
Rien Spies, a board member of an organization that runs 24 elementary schools near Amsterdam, told NOS Radio 1 that those schools would remain closed Monday “because the expectation was for chaos on the roads and public transport.”
A bus drives along frozen trees in Oberreifenberg near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)
Municipal workers trying to clear a sidewalk from the snow in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Heavy snow falls hit hard the industrial Ruhr area. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)
Municipal workers trying to clear a sidewalk from the snow in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Heavy snow falls hit hard the industrial Ruhr area. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)
A man walks on a snowy street in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)
Yussuf clears the snow at the sidewalk in front of a kiosk shop in Hannover, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. (Hauke-Christian Dittrichdpa via AP)
Railway operator Deutsche Bahn said services remained suspended across parts of central and northern Germany, with no long-distance trains running northeast from Frankfurt, west from Berlin or southwest from Hamburg.
Cars drive on the snow-covered Messeschnellweg road during snowfall in Laatzen, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. ( Julian Stratenschultedpa via AP)
Dutch railway operator NS said a “very limited service” was expected in the Netherlands on Monday.
Monday was supposed to be the day hundreds of thousands of Dutch children returned to their elementary schools after a tough coronavirus lockdown that began before the Christmas holidays.
Instead, for many, it was another day at home as a snow storm that hit the Netherlands on Sunday disrupted travel around the nation.
Cars and trucks are stuck in a traffic jam in the early morning snowfall on the snowy Autobahn 4 near Dresden, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, while a man walks along the roadway between the vehicles. (Robert Michaeldpa via AP)
Rien Spies, a board member of an organization that runs 24 elementary schools near Amsterdam, told NOS Radio 1 that those schools would remain closed Monday “because the expectation was for chaos on the roads and public transport.”
Trucks are stuck in a traffic jam on the Autobahn 4 near Gera, Germany, after heavy snowfall during the night, traffic in the direction of Erfurt came to a standstill on a mountain, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. (Bodo Schackowdpa via AP)
A bus drives along frozen trees in Oberreifenberg near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)
Municipal workers trying to clear a sidewalk from the snow in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Heavy snow falls hit hard the industrial Ruhr area. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)
Municipal workers trying to clear a sidewalk from the snow in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Heavy snow falls hit hard the industrial Ruhr area. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)
A man walks on a snowy street in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)
Yussuf clears the snow at the sidewalk in front of a kiosk shop in Hannover, Germany, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Parts of Germany are hit by strong winter weather. (Hauke-Christian Dittrichdpa via AP)