"Authorities in the Landes region of south-west France said three people died and 15 were injured in road accidents on Tuesday, while two more were killed in accidents in the Paris area. In the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, a woman died on Monday after a snow-covered tree branch fell on her head. Snowfall has blanketed Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina."
"In the Netherlands, hundreds of flights were cancelled at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport as staff worked to clear runways and de-ice planes. Train travellers in the country faced chaos after domestic rail services were suspended early on Tuesday due to an IT outage, compounding the disruption caused by the weather. Utrecht central station after rail services in the Netherlands were suspended early on Tuesday due to an IT outage."
"Freezing temperatures have gripped much of Europe, with the thermometer plunging well below -10C (14F) in south and east Germany early on Tuesday. German meteorologists have forecast a storm in the country on Friday, with heavy snowfall expected in the north and east. In Britain, temperatures fell to -12.5C overnight, with snow disrupting rail, road and air travel and forcing the closure of hundreds of schools across northern regions."
Six people died amid snow, ice and freezing temperatures across parts of Europe, including three fatalities and 15 injuries in south-west France and two deaths in the Paris area. A woman in Sarajevo was killed by a snow-laden tree branch. Heavy snowfall forced the closure of six airports in northern and western France and hundreds of flight cancellations at Amsterdam's Schiphol, while a domestic rail IT outage in the Netherlands suspended services and compounded disruption. Temperatures plunged below -10C in parts of Germany and to -12.5C in Britain, causing travel disruption and hundreds of school closures; snow is expected in northern and central Italy.
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