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Romans saw their first snow in years today as the ‘Beast From The East’ (Europe’s very own Polar Vortex which is bringing Siberian temperatures to the west of the ‘old continent’ for the next week) hit the ‘eternal city’ and covered it with a thin white blanket. It made for some lovely pictures.

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In Britain, people were told to leave on time from work as heavy snow was bound to interrupt evening traffic.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">☕️ Good morning lovelies ☕️ The freezing beast from the East is here so wrap up warm and take care of yourself and loved ones. Have an amazing Monday 💕 <a href="https://t.co/o6P0rNOWML">pic.twitter.com/o6P0rNOWML</a></p>— Louise 🎀🍹👠🍾🌺 (@iluvmyyorkiees) <a href="https://twitter.com/iluvmyyorkiees/status/968015251517116416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2018</a></blockquote>

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London commuters were warned that trains and buses had already been cancelled and everyone was urged to ‘leave before 6pm’ as forecasters claimed that certain parts of Britain would feel colder than the Arctic Circle due to the coming low temperatures and high winds.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Leave work by 6pm tonight to avoid getting stuck because of Beast from the East <a href="https://t.co/PWY8fGuw5Y">https://t.co/PWY8fGuw5Y</a></p>— Metro (@MetroUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/MetroUK/status/968080458641825793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Police were quick to point out that the setting snow might help them find some cannabis factories.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UKCH tip of the day. <br><br>As the Beast from the East is coming, this picture might help you on patrol find those pesky cannabis factories. <a href="https://t.co/wbm5jvuNEg">pic.twitter.com/wbm5jvuNEg</a></p>— UK Cop Humour (@UKCopHumour) <a href="https://twitter.com/UKCopHumour/status/968070178864091136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Meanwhile, in Germany, the Bavarians were told to keep warm as overnight temperatures were bound to plummet to -20°C.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Latest on Europe weather: Germany records coldest temperature of winter. <a href="https://t.co/xwM2TNbQ1c">https://t.co/xwM2TNbQ1c</a></p>— The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/968063321776771072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Source:

https://www.apnews.com/5b3be63201394df69c2dde67fc9c9699/The-Latest:-Germany-records-coldest-temperature-of-winter?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP