Photos: Rare snowfall blankets locked-down Milan

Around 20 centimetres of snow fell in the city

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Milan woke up to a thick blanket of snow on Monday, thrilling children but disrupting anyone trying to get back to work after the strict Christmas lockdown.
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Around 20 centimetres of snow fell in the city, where a 76-year-old homeless man died in hospital after being found in the street.
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Falling trees disrupted traffic, with local authorities deploying dozens of snowploughs to clear main thoroughfares.
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Masked city workers were out at dawn shovelling about 15 cm of snow off the central Piazza Duomo, as the sparse morning traffic struggled on slippery roads.
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The storms caused tailbacks on several motorways, notably the A26 bound for Italy's largest commercial port of Genoa, capital of the Liguria region.
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Several trains were disrupted with falling trees causing delays of up to two hours.
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The Great St Bernard Tunnel on the border with Switzerland was closed to heavy goods vehicles.
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Several trees and marquees outside bars collapsed under the weight, a rare sight in a city that typically gets just a dusting of snow in the coldest of years.
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The city's transport chief Marco Granelli said the priority for the authorities was removing fallen trees and clearing the entrances to hospitals, health facilities and coronavirus-testing points.
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10/20
Heavy snow was widespread over much of northern Italy, causing train cancellations and the closure of mountain roads in the Veneto region.
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11/20
The lockdown that kept Italians largely in their homes from December 24-27 was eased on Monday, allowing people to move around freely within their towns even while most services remain shut or severely limited.
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12/20
A woman jogs in a park despite the snow in the center of Milan.
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A man walks on a snow covered road during a snowfall, in Milan.
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A picture shows a snow covered park during a snowfall in Milan.
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People walk their dog along a snow covered sidewalk during a snowfall, in Milan.
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A girl slides downhill over snow in Cernusco sul Naviglio, near Milan.
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People walk their dogs in a park covered with snow in the center of Milan.
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A man walks along a snow covered street during a snowfall, in Milan.
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People cross a snow covered railroad track in Porta Venezia during a snowfall, in Milan.
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Foto LaPresse - Claudio Furlan 28/12/2020 - Milano (Italia) Neve a Milano Photo LaPresse - Claudio Furlan December 28, 2020 - Milan(Italy) Snow in Milan
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