The snow has caused traffic chaos in Central and Northern Europe.
Blizzards and drifting snow have caused headaches for people across Europe this week, but the Belgian zoo’s giant pandas Bao Di and Bao Mei don’t care about the problems caused by the snow.
Pandas living in Pairi Daiza zoo enjoy playing in the snow on Wednesday.
Pandas are used to snow.
Snowfalls and blizzards are not uncommon in China’s mountainous Sichuan province, the pandas’ natural habitat.
– There are 7,500 animals in our zoo. Many of the animals have been curiously exploring the snow. Giant pandas, wolves and bears love snow. Many animals, on the other hand, prefer to stay indoors.
– It is surprising how many primates have dared to support the snow. The Bolivian squirrel monkeys, for example, seem to enjoy the snow, a zoo spokesperson said Claire Glissen said according to Reuters.
The Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium predicts that cold and snowy weather will continue throughout the weekend.
Snow covered Europe
Northern Europe is also in the grip of snow chaos.
In addition to Finland, the snow has badly messed up traffic in Norway and Sweden.
The airport in Oslo, the capital of Norway, was closed for several hours on Wednesday due to heavy snowfall.
Dozens of flights were also canceled at Europe’s busiest airport in Frankfurt on Thursday due to snow.
On Wednesday while Frankfurt air traffic control had to temporarily suspend all operations due to the snowstorm.
In northern France, the snowfall has caused hundreds of kilometers of traffic jams, and in several cities public transport has had to be canceled due to the weather.
Especially in the northern parts of France, in the Normandy, Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-France and Champagne-Ardenne regions, heavy snowfalls have been reported.
Around one to four centimeters of snow has fallen in the Paris region, but the snow has confused traffic in the French capital.
Belgium and Luxembourg have again given a yellow weather warning due to snow and frost.
Source: Reuters
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