An extreme cold spell and heavy snowfall are currently affecting all of Scandinavia.
Extreme temperatures combined with strong winds and snowfall caused damage in Scandinavian countries on Thursday. Thousands of homes were left without power, while motorists were stranded on a highway in southern Sweden for hours.
“I have type 1 diabetes, which means I have to eat regularly, which I haven’t done in a day and a half. I’ve read a lot on Facebook that there are a lot of kids who are panicking, who haven’t eaten for almost 24 hours”worries Norah Andersen, a driver stuck in her car.
In the north of the country, temperatures fell to -43.6 degrees. This cold, which will persist for a few more days, will settle in other parts of Europe, particularly in France.