Heavy snowfall and freezing rain disrupt transport in Scandinavia and Germany

Transport has been affected in central and northern Europe (AP)

Heavy snow and freezing rain has hit parts of northern and central Europe, bringing transport to a halt in some Scandinavian regions and causing major disruption at airports in Frankfurt and Oslo.

At Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s busiest, freezing rain forced a halt to take-offs as freezing rain persisted on Wednesday lunchtime, German news agency dpa reported.