
Meteorologists said that snow flurries were not uncommon in Poland in October, but the conditions had been unexpectedly severe this week.
In northeastern parts of the Czech Republic roads and railway lines have been blocked by fallen trees after strong winds and snow about 20in deep in the mountains. The CEZ power group declared a state of emergency in eight Czech districts because of power line damaged. A malfunction in a heating plant left many of the 40,000 residents in Jablonec and Nisou without heat and the mayor was considering closing schools.
This, as they say, is not normal.
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