Hey Google, where is my car please? Extreme snow storm in Akureyri, Iceland buries cars and streets under more than 1 meter of snow in less than 24 hours

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Extreme weather is reported all over the world with catastrophic events increasing every years. But this is just incredible! Akureyri, the second largest city in Iceland, was engulfed by an alpine-style snow storm, which dropped more than 105 cm of snow in les than 24 hours! And some say we are not in a little ice age…

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Hey Google, where is my car? via Facebook
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A snow storm engulfed the second largest city of Iceland with more than 1 meter of snow in 24 hours. Record. via Facebook
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Huge amount of snow covers cars in a parking in Akureiri, Iceland. via Facebook
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Cars completely buried in snow after storm engulfs Akureyri in Iceland. via VK
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After hours of snoiw shovelling, cars were finally freed. via VK

Here a video of this extreme weather event:

After the storm, the city of Akureyri was transformed into a Christmas wonderland:

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After the record snow, the city in Iceland looked like a Christmas wonderland. via VK
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But quite a difficult path to walk through! via VK

The Akureyri police has posted pictures and notices on social networks, inviting residents to use their cars only when necessary, and to pay attention when driving to school or to work, as many roads are difficult to pass and many have been closed to traffic due to the record amount of snow.

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