Davos summit delegates, residents recover from days of heavy snow

Record ID: 982448

  • Title: Davos summit delegates, residents recover from days of heavy snow
  • Date: 23rd January 2018
  • Summary: DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (JANUARY 22, 2018) (REUTERS) VARIOUS TRACKING SHOTS SHOWING SNOW-COVERED HILLSIDE/ ROOFTOPS COVERED IN SNOW DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (JANUARY 23, 2018) (REUTERS) BIRD ON SNOW-COVERED CHIMNEY VARIOUS OF ROOFTOPS COVERED IN SNOW TWO SHOTS OF PEOPLE WALKING DOG WALKING IN SNOW MAN WALKING DOG IN SNOW SILK WUERZBURGER, WORKS FOR LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENCY, CLEARING SIDE ROAD OF SNOW (SOUNDBITE) (German) SILKE WUERZBURGER, WORKS FOR LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENCY, SAYING: "I've been here for 10 years, and 10 years ago there was also lots of snow, perhaps not always during the WEF, but sometimes during winter. We love the snow and its really nice like this, relaxing. But I think the WEF will be successful despite this. The local snowcleaners are giving everything, working the night through to clear the streets, and all will be ok. There is so much snow. There has never been so much snow, so much for sure (raises arm to show how much is typical) but not like this." TWO SHOTS OF MOMCILO TRUJANOVIC, SERBIAN WHO HAS LIVED IN DAVOS SINCE 1980 (SOUNDBITE) (Swiss German) MOMCILO TRUJANOVIC, SERBIAN WHO HAS LIVED IN DAVOS SINCE 1980, SAYING: "I have never seen that much snow before." WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM DELEGATES WALKING OUTSIDE CONGRESS CENTRE BARRICADE OUTSIDE CONGRESS CENTRE DELEGATES GOING THROUGH SECURITY TO CONGRESS CENTRE SWISS FLAG (SOUNDBITE) (English) INDIAN DELEGATE, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, CHINTAKUNTA MUNAIAH RAMESH, SAYING: "Yesterday it was tremendous. It is not just snow. It was rain and snow - horrible traffic on one side, and of course you feel bad for the people stuck in the car for hours." POWER LINE IN SNOW PEOPLE WALKING IN SNOW POLICE IN SNOW (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARI SAWAI, JAPANESE DELEGATE, MANAGER, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, JAPAN PLATFORM, SAYING: "No, I've never seen anything like this before. I like it but it's a bit of a struggle. I didn't even bring snow boots so I'm trying not to fall. So it's a bit of a challenge today." VARIOUS OF DELEGATES WALKING IN SNOW OUTSIDE CONGRESS CENTRE EXTERIOR OF CONGRESS CENTRE
  • Embargoed: 6th February 2018 09:43
  • Keywords: snow Davos World Economic Forum weather delegates avalanche
  • Location: DAVOS, SWITZERLAND
  • City: DAVOS, SWITZERLAND
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Topics: Environment
  • Reuters ID: LVA0017ZC001Z
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Residents of the Swiss ski resort town of Davos and visiting delegates to the World Economic Forum (WEF) were recovering on Tuesday (January 23) from days of heavy snow.
    The global economy and geopolitical tensions are taking a back seat to a more immediate problem at this year's Davos summit of political and business leaders: heavy snow is burying the venue.
    High in the Swiss alps on Monday (January 22), on the eve of the opening sessions, many of the roughly 3,000 delegates struggled to reach the ski resort. Part of the main train line into Davos had been buried under snow over the weekend, forcing people onto buses, and helicopters were disrupted by poor visibility.
    Some pre-summit meetings were cancelled or delayed as the first waves of delegates waded through snow-blanketed streets with luggage, looking for their hotels, or had to wait for road crews to dig their limousines out of drifts.
    Businessmen slipped over on icy patches as snow ploughs roamed the streets, with the snow returning as fast as the machines could clear it.
    With the better weather forecast for the coming days, organisers are hoping transport will start to operate more smoothly and will be running without a hitch by the time U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on Friday to give the closing address.
    However, so much snow has built up on the slopes surrounding Davos that avalanches remain a danger.
    A bulletin from the SLF Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research in Davos showed a broad band of the mountainous country under Level 5 avalanche danger, the highest on a 1-5 scale.
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