Cold weather is sweeping through Europe, with snowfalls causing everything from traffic issues to avalanches across the continent.
Parts of Germany, including Frankfurt and Cologne, saw temperatures dip below freezing, which along with fresh snow has made for hazardous driving conditions.
Storm Gabriel swept through France overnight, prompting flights to be cancelled and official weather warnings sent out to road users in northern parts of the country.
Not much of a view: A visitor enjoys the snowy landscape during snowfall at Feldberg mountain in the Taunus Mountains near Oberreifenberg, Germany
Paris in a blanket: Conciergerie, on the Island of the City (Ile de la Cite) is seen after a snowy night in the French capital
Drive safely: Cars and trucks drive along the snow covered highway E411 near Habay-la-neuve, Belgium
Making way: A snow plough vehicle operates to clear the roads after heavy snowfall in a village near Mus, eastern Turkey
Public transport has been disrupted, school bus services cancelled and drivers in the greater Paris region of Ile-de-France faced ‘difficult road conditions’ today after, The Local reports.
Six departments, Aisne, Ardennes, Aveyron, Haute-Marne, Meuse and Nord, had an orange weather warning in place this morning, however this has been downgraded to yellow this afternoon, the website stated.
Southern Poland has also been blighted by snowy weather, where rescue teams were called out to save five people buried in an avalanche.
The avalanche occurred in the Tatra Mountains, 15 miles south of the spa town of Zakopaneon on Poland’s highest mountain, Rysy, which rises 8,212ft above sea level.
Not dressed for the weather: A nude statue is seen in the snow-covered gardens of the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris
White garden: Snow blanketed Paris, including the Chateau de Versailles, pictured, as Storm Gabriel brought several inches of snow across parts of France
City of love: Snow covers the park below the Sacre-Coeur Basilica on the Montmartre hill in Paris
Cold duty: Soldiers reassemble US Army helicopters after the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade and the 1st Infantry Division, arrive to take their rotation in the Atlantic Resolve mission at International Car Operator (ICO) terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium
More than 1,900 troops and 80 aircraft from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade and the 1st Infantry Division, out of Fort Riley, Kansas, will replace the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade and the 4th Infantry Division, out of Fort Carson, Colorado, at Zeebrugge in the coming days
Cars drive and people walk dogs on a snow covered road on January 30, 2019 in Godewaersvelde, near Lille, France
Two people walk through the snow at Feldberg mountain in the Taunus Mountains near Oberreifenberg, Germany
‘The condition of three people is serious. One person has already been transported to the hospital in Zakopane. Our helicopter is transporting other victims,’ rescue worker Stanislaw Krzeptowski-Sabala told private TV broadcaster TVN24.
State news agency PAP said mountain services have set the threat of avalanche in Tatra Mountains at moderate. That means avalanches could be triggered, especially on steep slopes.
In the Spanish Pyrenees, more than 350 people had to be evacuated from a luxury spa resort over fears it could be hit by an avalanche.
The incident took place at the Panticosa spa hotel in the Pyrenees, in the northern Spanish province of Huesca in the Aragon region, as the Spanish Civil Guard evacuated staff and customers.
A rescue team is seen helping to evacuate hundreds of guests staying at a luxury spa resort in the Pyrenees over fears it was going to be hit by an avalanche
Locals in the in the northern Spanish province of Huesca in the Aragon region, had noticed ‘the snow piling up on the sides of the mountain but not settling’ which prompted the avalanche fears
Snow covered new cars are parked in a giant parking lot at the International Car Operator (ICO) terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium, prior to be shipped
Animal breeders are seen bringing leaves with a sledge for their animals in Bingol, eastern Turkey
A drone photo shows a snow plough vehicle making its way through deep snow near Mus, eastern Turkey
Local media report people in the area had noticed ‘the snow piling up on the sides of the mountain but not settling or forming an ice sheet to be able to support the snow still falling’.
The spa hotel, known in the area for its supposedly medicinal water, was evacuated and will reportedly remain closed until Thursday.
The snow is also causing problems on roads throughout Huesca province with the tunnels in Somport and Portalet which join Spain with France under the Pyrenees closed and authorities are using controlled explosions in order to open the tunnels again.
Only one tunnel joining Spain with France is open but vehicles need wheel chains to pass through, according to reports.
The school routes have been also blocked off and more than 150 students were unable to get to their classes this morning, according to local media.