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Europe weather: UK army sent out; Dutch ice skate on canals
Danica Kirka and Mike Corder, Associated Press
Updated 2:40 pm, Friday, March 2, 2018
LONDON (AP) — As unusually cold weather gripped Europe, Britain's military was sent out Friday to central and western England to get hospital employees to work and help police rescue people from snowbound vehicles.
Nicknamed "The Beast from the East," the cold front caused travel chaos, with hundreds of flights cancelled in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Switzerland. Trains broke down. Motorists found themselves stuck on highways and trapped in frosty conditions for hours.
"This is particularly unusual weather," British Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said. "It's something that happens very rarely in this country."
Up to a meter (three feet) of snow was reported in eastern Ireland, and travelers were stranded south and west of the capital, Dublin.
More:
https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/UK-army-deployed-to-get-doctors-to-work-in-severe-12722141.php
