Europe covered by a blizzard

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   Over the past a weekend a strong cyclone whirled across Europe, and was christened ‘Dorian’. The consequences of its destructive activity were heavy snowfall and storm winds in Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands and Austria. In Germany and Switzerland the blizzard blocked roads, creating many kilometers of traffic jams. In Czech Republic because of the hurricane blasts and threats of damaging the roof tiles and fine spires Prague Hall was closed to visitors. In Poland in many mountain areas electricity was cut off but it did not concern resorts. ‘Ski mountain resorts were not damaged much’, - said Andzhey Serakovski, head of the Polish representative office of tourism in Moscow. – ‘There were small problems, but at the moment everything is sorted and tourist are received as usual’.
    But the strongest snowfall, according to the Moscow Meteo bureau, was in Austria, covering mountain tracks with snow and making skiing impossible. ‘The problem is not in the snowfall as such. Courses are cleaned every day no matter whether it snowed or not’, - was explained in VKO Travel. - ‘But if there is direct evidence of avalanche-hazardous situation – it is another matter, when there is no sense in correcting the course with snow-cats if it is dangerous to ski there anyway. Strong snowfalls do not necessarily cause avalanches.’
    However, according to Andrea Sandner, representative of the department of TUI in Salzburg, snow blizzards still cause the danger of avalanche. For the moment there were not any cases of avalanching noted but tourists are advised to refrain from skiing in high regions of the Austrian Alps. However, according to local weather forecasts, by Christmas weekends when European tourists usually actively go to ski mountain resorts, the situation will be back to normal.
   It is no surprise that, upon leaving Europe, the cyclone will head directly to the central regions of Russia. This way, by next weekend Moscow is expecting a considerable temperature drop accompanied by snowstorms.

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