Earth Watch Report  –  Extreme Weather

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08.12.2012 Snow Storm Croatia Capital City, Zagreb Damage level
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Snow Storm in Croatia on Saturday, 08 December, 2012 at 17:04 (05:04 PM) UTC.

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Heavy snowfall on Saturday disturbed traffic throughout Croatia and caused chaos in the capital Zagreb where the airport had to be closed. Zagreb airport was closed for traffic at 0600 GMT until further notice, an airport official said. National carrier Croatia Airlines’ flights to London, Vienna, Frankfurt, Zurich and Munich were cancelled. Zagred had received up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow by early afternoon, with many tram and bus lines down as a result. Bus traffic across the country was also disrupted. Snow was also falling on the northern Adriatic coast. The rest of the coast was hit by strong winds that caused delays in ferry and catamaran lines with islands. The snowstorm started overnight and was expected to continue in most of the country throughout Saturday.

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