FRANCE: Many of the waterways that criss-cross France freeze up as temperatures fall to -15 degrees Celsius and below as the big chill sweeping Europe bites hard

Record ID: 333247

  • Title: FRANCE: Many of the waterways that criss-cross France freeze up as temperatures fall to -15 degrees Celsius and below as the big chill sweeping Europe bites hard
  • Date: 8th February 2012
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (FEBRUARY 7, 2012) (REUTERS) VIEW ALONG CANAL ST MARTIN IN CENTRAL PARIS, FROZEN WATERWAY BLOCKS OF ICE BANKS OF CANAL, DETRITUS ON FROZEN CANAL WOMAN WALKING ALONG FROZEN CANAL SEAGULLS STANDING ON ICE BIRD SILHOUETTED AGAINST REFLECTION OF SUNSHINE BUILDINGS ALONG CANAL ST MARTIN, ICE IN FOREGROUND
  • Embargoed: 23rd February 2012 12:00
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  • Location: France, France
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Environment
  • Reuters ID: LVABVLCH86UQ6NCKK3ZSFXF0DM5Z
  • Story Text: Many of the waterways that criss-cross France were frozen up on Tuesday (February 7) as temperatures of 15 degrees below freezing point hit the country as an wave of exceptional cold swept in from eastern Europe.
    In Paris, the historic Canal St Martin that runs into the centre of town from the north was transformed into a winter wonderland as several centimetres of ice formed along the waterway which is a popular destination with tourists.
    Temperatures in the capital have remained well below freezing for at least five days prompting fears that the country's electricity would be overloaded as French weather authority Meteo France issued a severe weather warning for the whole of the eastern half of the country amid forecasts that temperatures could fall again to -15 over parts of the southeast.
    Southern parts of the country normally associated with hot weather and an outdoors lifestyle such as Toulouse shivered under unseasonable temperatures of seven degrees below zero, while frozen fountains in the town offered passers by an eerie sculpture.
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