Bertrand Gaume, prefect of the northern region, announced the victims of winter in France Hauts-de-France. In the town of Croix near Lille, a person died after slipping on the sidewalk and hitting his head. In turn, in Valenciennes, a homeless person died of hypothermia.
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Winter attack in France
Midnight France has been experiencing snowstorms and frost since Wednesday. Ground frosts occurred mainly in the above-mentioned departments Nord i Pas-de-Calais. As reported by the Météo France weather service on Thursday morning, “between one and five centimeters of snow” fell in many places, causing accidents and collisions on many roads. On Thursday, forecasters expect 5 to 10 cm of snow.
W Croix Rescuers tried to resuscitate a person who slipped on an icy sidewalk, but they failed to save him. IN Valenciennes while the homeless man died at night, in a practically unheated makeshift shelter – reported Bertrand Gaume.
On roads and sidewalks there have been many accidents caused by severe weather conditions. Firefighters and rescuers intervened a total of 32 times due to road accidents and falls on sidewalks. More than 20 people were injured.
Until noon on Thursday, there was a ban on truck traffic “on the entire secondary road network” in Hauts-de-France. School buses did not run there for the second day in a row.
Belgium: Planes and trains grounded
Residents of the neighboring town also struggle with winter conditions Belgium. Since Wednesday afternoon, snow has started falling in many parts of the country. Although the layer is thin and ranges from one to five centimeters, combined with ground frost in many places, it has created a slippery surface and caused major difficulties.
In turn at the international airport Brussels–I will blow on Thursday morning, some flights were delayed, primarily due to the need to clear snow from the runways and remove ice from the planes. Some flights were cancelled, including to and from WarsawVenice and Milan.
W Liege an orange weather alert is in effect in the east of the country. International train services from Liege to Aquizgran have been temporarily canceled in Germany.
Source: “Le Parisien”, AP, Francetvinfo.fr