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A police helicopter is made ready for a supply flight in Huben in the municipality of Matrei, eastern Tyrol, after heavy snowfall caused danger of avalanches and traffic obstruction.
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A man shovels snow on a roof during heavy snowfall in Lienz in East Tyrol. The winter is making itself felt in parts of Austria with enormous amounts of snow and rain. The persistent heavy snowfall as well as storms in the mountains caused considerable disruption and high avalanche danger in East Tyrol.
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A truck is seen near Matrei in East Tyrol, Austria. In East Tyrol and Upper Carinthia, the snow cover grew by around 50 to 70 centimetres. Covid testing has been suspended in parts of the Austrian Alps after massive amounts of snow fell in the region. Voluntary mass testing started in Austria on Friday, and 300,000 out of nine million have been checked for COVID-19.
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Cars drive on the road of the "Col du Mollendruz" among snow-covered trees in a forest after snowfall, in the Jura Mountains, in Mont-la-Ville, Switzerland.
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An employees of Austria's railway operator OeBB shovels snow from a train in Lienz, eastern Tyrol, as winter sets with heavy snowfall.
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An aerial view of the flooded area of Nonantola, near Modena, Italy, after the Panaro river overflowed its banks, as persistent rains and snowfalls have been hitting the country.
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A dog walker negotiates overnight snow in Carrshield in the Pennines, near Hexham in Northumberland, with forecasters warning that further wintry weather may be on the way.
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A man clears the snow from a road close to his car as the snow falls in the small village of Espinal, northern Spain.
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A car drives between snow covered trees in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany.
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A dog writhes in the snow near Brun Clough Reservoir as snow falls above the village of Delph, near Manchester in northern England.
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A man removes the snow from his car in the Corsican mountains village of Bocognano, France.
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A snowman with mouth and nose protection stands on the snow-covered summit plateau of the Grosser Feldberg in the Taunus Mountains, Germany.
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People shelter under umbrellas as the snow falls in the small village of Zubiri, northern Spain.
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Residents of a house shovel away snow in Leisach, eastern Tyrol. Austria has seen a deluge of snow, causing problems with the rollout of Covid testing.
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Snow-covered homes are illuminated at dusk in the village of Marsden, near Manchester in northern England.
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A member of Frensch ski team removes snow from a car with a shovel , in St. Moritz. Switzerland, like Austria, has seen a lot of snow in the past few days. But the alpine nation has opened its ski slopes for those looking to take to the piste - as long as masks are worn and other safety conditions are met by the resorts.
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