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In the Netherlands, unfavorable weather conditions delayed the return of students to school after the quarantine established due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Last night, a truck crashed on the A4 motorway near the city of Gera in eastern Germany. The section of the A7 motorway near Göttingen in the northwest of the country was closed because trucks got stuck in the hills, the DPA news agency reported.
The German state railway company Deutsche Bahn has reported that trains continue to stop in some central and northern regions of the country, as well as long-distance trains running from Frankfurt to the northeast, from Berlin to the west and from Hamburg to the north. South west.
Dutch rail operator NS said that probably only “very limited passenger services” would be available on Monday.
Hundreds of thousands of Dutch students had to return to schools on Monday after a strict quarantine that began before the Christmas holidays. But instead of returning to school, the children will continue to stay home as a severe winter storm hitting the Netherlands on Sunday disrupted traffic across the country.
Rien Spies, a board member of the organization that runs a network of 24 primary schools near Amsterdam, said schools would remain closed on Monday due to projected chaos on the country’s roads.
Conditions in the Netherlands are so difficult that the government has closed all COVID-19 testing centers for several days.
The Dutch meteorological agency KNMI announced a nationwide “red” hazard on Sunday and warned of up to 90 km per hour. winds and “severe cold”.
5-10 cm and 30 cm of snow fell in the country, reported the public broadcaster NOS.
In the Netherlands, all trains were stopped until at least noon on Sunday, the operator NS said.
Motorists are advised to avoid traveling. Approximately 85 reports of vehicles hitting the road have already been received.
In Britain, warnings are being issued for a storm that Dutch meteorologists have called Darcy.
The British government in south-east England has issued a warning about the storm, which local media has called “The Beast from the East 2”.
The first “beast” brought a 10-day snowfall to Britain in 2018.
Forecasters have issued amber and yellow warnings for snow and ice.
Amber warnings that indicate snow and ice can disrupt traffic, electricity and natural gas supplies, and telephone communications are valid from February 7-8. 9 a. In the morning to Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent and Medway.
Yellow warnings indicating potential traffic disruptions and power outages are valid from February 7-10. at noon for most of England, Scotland and East Wales.
Meteorologists have described the prevailing snow and ice in the UK as “The Beast from the East 2”, recalling 2018, when the country was hit by a cold from Eastern Europe, as it was this year.
In some parts of England, such as Kent Downs in the county of Kent, the snow cover can reach up to 30 centimeters, but the biggest concern is snow in Scotland, where part of the country is snowing, partially raining and flooding the town of Copper .
On Sunday morning, there were 54 flood warnings in effect in England and one in Scotland.
Until February 10. The highest projected air temperature in the UK will be 2-3 degrees Celsius.
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