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Added on the 08/02/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Dortmund, Feb 8 (EFE/EPA).- Germany were by a huge snowstorm on Monday, bringing parts of the country to a standstill. A heavy winter storm with cold easterly winds brought ice and fresh fallen snow with snow drifts. Many railway services in western Germany are being disrupted. (Camera: FRIEDEMANN VOGEL).SHOT LIST: DRIVERS TAKE A BREAK IN THEIR TRUCKS ON THE A2 MOTORWAY, WHICH IS CLOSED ON ONE SIDE DUE TO ICE AND SNOW IN DORTMUND, GERMANY.
Berlin residents wake up to find the German capital's iconic landmarks blanketed in a dusting of white after the first snowfall of the winter, with even more snow forecast for much of the next week. IMAGES
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