In Europe, there was a traffic collapse due to snow and ice.

A large-scale transport collapse has occurred in Europe due to adverse weather conditions. This was reported on January 7 by The New York Times.

"Winter weather and soaring temperatures are causing disruptions across Northern Europe, forcing one of the continent's largest air transport hubs to cancel hundreds of flights, leaving crowds of people spending the night in the passenger terminal," the article says.

The air hubs in Northern Europe were the hardest hit. About 2,000 flights were canceled at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in a few days, and rail service to the airport was temporarily suspended.

At least five people have died in France as a result of the weather conditions, and about a third of the country's territory has been placed on high weather alert. New snowfalls are expected in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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A day earlier, it was reported that traffic jams in Paris and the suburbs due to snowfall and the departure of vacationers reached a record length of 900 km. The A-6, A-7 and A-10 highways in the south direction were especially busy, as the first Saturday of January is traditionally considered "black" in France due to the mass departure of tourists.

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