Eiffel Tower needs blowtorch for ice as snow blankets Europe

摘要

Workers at the Eiffel Tower used a blowtorch to melt the ice collecting on its surfaces and snow was blockingroads and halting trains and school buses today across northern France.Amid a European cold snap, areas in Normandy and Brittany unused to such icy conditions were closinghighways for lack of snow-clearing equipment. In parts of the Paris region, local authorities halted school busesand urged parents to keep their children at home.Snow blanketed the French capital and froze the Eiffel Tower.