Snow and ice stranded thousands of drivers and caused at least one
death in the French Alps Saturday night into Sunday. Thousands were left
without power.
AFP reports that severe conditions struck as ski resort visitors were on the roads in southeastern France, leading officials to set up emergency shelters to accommodate the drivers.
One 27-year-old man died after his car "slid into a ravine in the Belledone mountain range."
Switzerland and Southwestern Germany were covered with snow with higher parts of Germany’s Black Forest receiving more than 8 inches
Read more: Europe Pummeled by Snow, Icy Weather; Thousands Of Drivers Stranded, One Killed in French Alps - weather.com
AFP reports that severe conditions struck as ski resort visitors were on the roads in southeastern France, leading officials to set up emergency shelters to accommodate the drivers.
One 27-year-old man died after his car "slid into a ravine in the Belledone mountain range."
Switzerland and Southwestern Germany were covered with snow with higher parts of Germany’s Black Forest receiving more than 8 inches
Read more: Europe Pummeled by Snow, Icy Weather; Thousands Of Drivers Stranded, One Killed in French Alps - weather.com
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