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Snow blanketed the Porto Recanati shoreline on the Adriatic coast on Tuesday, as bitterly cold weather continued to grip parts of Europe. The snow came as a surprise to local residents of the seaside resort located near the central Italian city of Macerata, with reports of schools being closed due to the snow. A thick, frosty layer of white covered palm trees as the ocean roared in the background.
Video footage captured on Sunday shows the beginning of a massive blizzard that dumped a record amount of snow on Moscow this weekend, with over 17 inches falling on the Russian capital in just 24 hours, breaking a record which was previously set all the way back in 1957. Heavy snow caused over 2000 trees to fall throughout the city, downing dozens of power lines, crushing several vehicles, and blocking some roads. One man died and several were injured as a result of snow-related incidents.
Increasingly heavy snowfall is complicating traffic on Wednesday in the north of France, where heavy freezing rain fell in the morning and leaving roads with icy conditions. SOUNDBITE
Snow covers damaged buildings in the town of Shika close to the epicenter of Japan's deadly New Year's Day earthquake. The death toll has jumped to 161, authorities say, as snow complicates rescue efforts. IMAGES
Snow blankets roads in the northeastern US state of Vermont amid a winter storm. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for most of the New England region on the US East Coast. IMAGES
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