Europe under snow

Godewaersvelde, northern France: Cars drive pass snowy fields after heavy snowfalls. Many parts of the country have been warned to expect snow and ice over the next 24 hours, with up to five centimetres forecast for the Paris region Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images

Budapest, Hungary: A sole apple hangs from a snow-covered tree Photograph: Bela Szandelszky/AP

Godewaersvelde, northern France: The weather has caused road chaos with this car crashing into a ditch Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images

Haarlem, Netherlands: Cyclists ride on snowy roads. The Dutch weather institute has warned of extreme weather with heavy snowfalls in the western and southern regions of the country Photograph: Koen Suyk/AFP/Getty Images

Schinnen, southern Netherlands: Deer walk through the snow Photograph: Ermindo Armino/AP

Civitavecchia, Italy: A beach covered in snow, 43 miles north of Rome Photograph: Giampiero Sposito/Reuters

Amsterdam, Netherlands: A man removes snow from the awning of a bookstore in the city centre Photograph: Margriet Faber/AP

Stanev, Belarus: A man rides his bike on a snow-covered road, 25 miles from the capital, Minsk. Temperatures in Minsk dropped as low as -10C Photograph: Alexey Gromov/AFP/Getty Images

Rome, Italy: A spray of water from the Fountain of the Naiads splashes on a statue covered in icicles at Republic Square Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters

Kloten, Switzerland: A worker walks past a plane parked on the snow-covered tarmac of Zurich airport Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters

Berlin, Germnay: Snow covers the Holocaust memorial Photograph: Tim Brakemeier/EPA

Uster, Switzerland: Snowploughs clear a road after the region of Zurich was hit by strong snow falls Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters

Frankfurt, Germany: A Lufthansa airplane takes off as snowploughs clear runways after snowfall at Frankfurt's airport. Heavy snowfall overnight caused serious traffic jams, numerous minor accidents as well as forcing airports to cancel flights Photograph: Alex Domanski/Reuters

Ebendorf, northern Germany: Trucks are stuck on a snowy motorway Photograph: Jens Wolf/AFP/Getty Images

Engelberg, Switzerland: Workers use blowers to remove extra snow during the ski-jumping world cup competition Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Snow covers houseboats in Prinsengracht Photograph: Margriet Faber/AP