Riviera snow storm wreaks havoc

Snow chaos seized the Cote d'Azur Thursday 11th Feb 10 as up to 20cm covered the region. The A8 motorway shut down, cars abandoned, 111 flights were cancelled at Nice Airport and the Cannes-Grasse rail link and penetrante road were shut down. The snowfall subsided Thursday night & the A8 motorway reopened. Intrepid RivieraLife.tv reporter Mark Dezzani ventured out onto the terrace to see what all the fuss was about!

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These four great pics of the snow in Cannes around midday 11 Feb 10 are from local professional photographer Pat Denton of Revelation studios in Cannes. Check out the web-site.

E. Leclerc store in Montaroux were concerned that the roof loading of the snow could reach maximum conditions and that they would have to consider closing the store for customer security reasons. Since the early hours of this morning, temperatures plummeted and close to 30cm of snow has fallen making some roads virtually impassable. Escota have closed the A8 motorway in this area. David Rowe, Montaroux. 14.12hrs 11 Feb 10

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Darren (Daz) on the terrace of his house in the Ancient Principality of Seborga 13.00hrs 11 Feb 10.

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