Extreme Cold Grips Nordic Countries as Floods Hit Western Europe

A person walks amid heavy snowfall in Randers, Denmark, Jan. 3, 2024. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via Reuters) People walk on the Senate Square by the Helsinki Cathedral amid cold weather in Helsinki, Finland, Jan. 3, 2024. (Lehtikuva via Reuters) A car is submerged in flood water after heavy rain from Storm Henk, Worcester, Britain, Jan. 3, 2024.

Europe experienced stark weather contrasts on Wednesday, with extreme cold and snowstorms disrupting transportation and closing schools in Scandinavia while strong winds and heavy rain in western Europe caused flooding and at least one death.