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    Photos: Netherlands hit by first snowstorm in a decade

    Storm Darcy has disrupted planes and trains and put COVID-19 testing on hold


    Published:  February 08, 2021 07:54 AFP  and  Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor
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    The Hague: The Netherlands was blanketed on Sunday by a snowstorm that disrupted planes and trains and put some coronavirus testing on hold. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    People rushed outdoors to enjoy sledging and playing in the snow in Dutch cities despite the bitterly cold conditions with temperatures as low as minus 5 degrees Celsius (23 Fahrenheit). Image Credit: AFP
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    People slide down a hill with sledges after heavy snowfall at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Image Credit: Reuters
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    But Dutch authorities declared a rare "code red" emergency for the entire country as it was hit by its first proper snowstorm in more than a decade. Image Credit: AFP
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    "It is the first snowstorm in a long time: the last snowstorm took place in January 2010," it said. Image Credit: AP
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    All trains were cancelled in the Netherlands, including international services to Germany. Trams were halted in Amsterdam, while a tram derailed in the snow in The Hague, an AFP reporter saw. Image Credit: AFP
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    Motorists were advised to avoid travelling and more than 80 cars were reported to have skidded off the road. Image Credit: AFP
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    Most parts of the country had between five and 10 centimetres (two and four inches) of snow but some areas received 30 centimetres, public broadcaster NOS said. Image Credit: Daniel Pointer via REUTERS
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