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Photos: Rare snowfall blankets locked-down Milan

Around 20 centimetres of snow fell in the city

Published: December 29, 2020 08:48 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor, with inputs from agencies

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Copy of APTOPIX_Italy_Weather_01589.jpg-c539d-1609217084173 — 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. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 259559-01-02-1609217103924 — 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. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Italy_Weather_84358.jpg-c218f-1609217068136 — Falling trees disrupted traffic, with local authorities deploying dozens of snowploughs to clear main thoroughfares. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Italy_Weather_60523.jpg-31e5f-1609217072938 — 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. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of AP28-12-2020_000144B-1609217108670 — The storms caused tailbacks on several motorways, notably the A26 bound for Italy's largest commercial port of Genoa, capital of the Liguria region. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 259484-01-02-1609217075625 — Several trains were disrupted with falling trees causing delays of up to two hours. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 259515-01-02-1609217087463 — The Great St Bernard Tunnel on the border with Switzerland was closed to heavy goods vehicles. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 260254-01-02-1609217081647 — 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. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Italy_Weather_30367.jpg-92dec-1609217070562 — 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. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 259489-01-02-1609217078740 — Heavy snow was widespread over much of northern Italy, causing train cancellations and the closure of mountain roads in the Veneto region. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 259520-01-02-1609217090128 — 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. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 258900-01-02-1609217062544 — A woman jogs in a park despite the snow in the center of Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 259512-01-02-1609217118074 — A man walks on a snow covered road during a snowfall, in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 259506-01-02-1609217115306 — A picture shows a snow covered park during a snowfall in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 259541-01-02-1609217092843 — People walk their dog along a snow covered sidewalk during a snowfall, in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-12-28T134436Z_1380191303_RC2DWK9210TS_RTRMADP_3_ITALY-WEATHER-1609217111999 — A girl slides downhill over snow in Cernusco sul Naviglio, near Milan. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 258918-01-02-1609217065615 — People walk their dogs in a park covered with snow in the center of Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 259553-01-02-1609217100736 — A man walks along a snow covered street during a snowfall, in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 259548-01-02-1609217095627 — People cross a snow covered railroad track in Porta Venezia during a snowfall, in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Italy_Weather_28633.jpg-3effb-1609217106491 — Image Credit: AP

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