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IPFS News Link • Climate Change

Colosseum Shut As Heavy Snowfall Hits Rome

• arclein
The cold weather also left buses struggling to drive up the Italian capital's slushy hills, and cars without tyre chains were temporarily ordered off the road. Scores of vehicles were blocked for hours on the ring road around the city after cars skidded and crashed. Drivers frustrated at waiting for accidents to be cleared ended up abandoning their cars. About 6cm (2.5in) of snow fell in many areas of the capital.