Snow fell heavily in parts of Italy on Saturday, to cover the capital Romewith a covering of ice and isolated mountain villages and obstructing traffic on the roads, railways and airports across the country.
The snow which has been repeated within a few days Rome intensity not seen since the eighties to the closure of archaeological sites like the Colosseum, but allowed for touristsand residents another opportunity to see historical landmarks such as St. Peter's Squareand the Fountain of Trevi was covered by a layer of ice.
The civil aviation authority said in a statement that in Italy Fiumicino Airport in Rome, made plans to cancel half the number of flights from 1600 GMT on Saturday. And shut down a number of airports across the country or forced to reduce their work.
And cause heavy snowfall are not accustomed to many parts of Italy to block themovement of trains and roads, especially in mountainous areas where emergency services are struggling to reach isolated villages.
Residents were evacuated from homes in a number of regions of Italy for fear that leads to the accumulation of ice collapse.
Source: Reuters