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Added on the 24/01/2023 09:47:06 - Copyright : Euronews EN
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.
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
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