Snow storm blocks 1000 cars on a highway in Sweden

2024-01-04 14:59:04Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Snow storm blocks 1000 cars on a highway in Sweden
Cars stranded in Sweden

All those who were stuck in 1,000 vehicles in heavy snow for more than 24 hours have been evacuated, Swedish authorities say.

Rescue teams worked through the night to remove people stuck on the main road E22 in the Skane area of southern Sweden.

Many of those trapped were evacuated by rescue teams and told to return to retrieve their vehicles later.

Travel chaos occurred amid plunging winter temperatures across the Nordic countries.

Extreme cold weather has hit parts of Sweden, Finland and Norway, and snowstorms in Denmark have left drivers stranded on a highway near Aarhus since Wednesday.

The Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka weather station in the north of Sweden recorded its coldest night in 25 years on Tuesday evening, with temperatures dropping to -43.6C.

Rescue teams said all people travelling in the car had been evacuated and only truck drivers remained in their vehicles until Thursday morning.

The disruption at E22 began at about 09:00 local time (08:00 GMT) on Wednesday when snow made E22 impassable in both directions between Horby and Kristianstad. Hundreds of cars were brought to a standstill in the snowfall.

"It's total chaos," police spokeswoman Evelina Olsson said.


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