The Eiffel Tower turned away tourists on Tuesday as snow swept across northern France, causing traffic chaos in Paris during the French capital’s first real dose of wintry weather this season.
The Meteo France weather service put the greater Paris region on alert for snow and black ice on roads, among 27 departments it expected to be on alert across the country until midday Wednesday.
The weather caused major gridlock across the city, with more than 700km of traffic jams recorded at 7.30pm on Tuesday, local information service Sytadin said.
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Paris bus services were cancelled on Tuesday evening, according to the RATP transport authority, and school transport would not run on Wednesday in several areas.
Meteo France says the snowfall will intensify overnight Wednesday, with temperatures expected to fall as low as minus 10 degrees Celsius, leaving five to 10 centimetres of snow on the ground in most areas on alert.
Men walk with skis on a snow-covered path near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
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The Tuileries gardens, in Paris, blanketed in Snow. Photo: EPA
A couple walks across Place de la Concorde in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
