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Sweden’s big freeze set to stay

Motorists are being advised to exercise caution as meteorological agency SMHI forecasts that the weather in Sweden will remain bitterly cold for the rest of the working week.

Published: 24 March 2009 17:46 CET
Sweden's big freeze set to stay

A number of ice-related traffic accidents were reported across the country on Tuesday as temperatures dipped below freezing. Roads in the Örebro, Västra Götaland, Jönköping and Kronoberg areas were worst affected.

“Nighttime temperatures will be below zero all over the country for a while more. On Friday we will start to see a change with milder air pushing in over Sweden,” meteorologist Alexandra Ohlsson told news agency TT.

On Tuesday a southbound truck tipped over on the E4 motorway north of Värnamo. There were also two truck accidents on national road 23, one near Åseda and the other outside Kråkenäsryd.

A number of accidents were also reported on roads north of Gothenburg, with slippery conditions causing havoc on the E6 motorway near Hisings Kärra.

A number of snow storms also hit the east coast over the course of the day. These are expected to have dispersed by Wednesday morning and will be followed by dry conditions across the country.

But the wet weather is set to return on Friday, with sleet and rain forecast for large parts of the country.

HOLIDAY

Traffic warnings issued in France for Pentecost holiday weekend

Traffic authorities have warned of busy roads as people in France head off for the long Pentecost weekend.

Published: 21 May 2021 08:32 CEST
Updated: 22 May 2021 15:11 CEST
Traffic warnings issued in France for Pentecost holiday weekend
Many French people will be heading off for a long weekend until Monday, which marks the Christian celebration of Pentecost (Pentecôte). Photo: Ludovic MARIN / AFP

Roads will be busy across most of the country on Friday as many people in France take advantage of the public holiday on Monday 24th, which marks the Christian celebration of Pentecost (Pentecôte).

READ ALSO: Pentecost: The French public holiday where people work for free

Bison Futé, the government-run website that monitors traffic levels in France, has put most of the country on orange alert (third highest) on Friday for departures, except for the greater Paris Île-de-France region and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, which were on red alert (second highest).

READ ALSO: What changes in France on Wednesday as phase 2 of reopening begins?

Photo: Bison Futé

On Saturday the whole country will also be on orange alert for departures except for the Île-de-France region, which will be on red alert. And the same will be the case on Monday for returns.

Photo: Bison Futé

Rail disruption for trains to Marseille and from Paris to Toulouse

With SCNF carrying out works at the Saint-Charles station in Marseille, there is expected to be significant disruption in trains arriving in the southern French city from Saturday 22nd and Monday 24th of May.

This includes the TER trains between Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, Avignon via Arles, Narbonne and Lyon; the Intercités between Marseille and Bordeaux (a bus service will be available on Sunday 23rd of May) and the TGV Inoui and Ouigo trains.

The Intercité line from Paris to Toulouse will also be severely disrupted due to building works. There will be no trains running on Sunday, and will restart progressively from Monday.

From Wednesday May 19th, the curfew has been pushed back from 7pm to 9pm. So if you are travelling between 9pm and 6am, you need to fill the latest version of the attestation, which can be found on the TousAntiCovid app.

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