Weather in Paris and across France and Europe continues to wreak havoc this week:
The French weather service called it "the coldest night of winter" so far with temperatures ranging for minus nine degrees Celsius in Paris -- the coldest since 1997 -- and minus 20 degrees Celsius in the northern Ardennes region.
The rare sight of snow was seen in the southern Mediterranean port of Marseille, closing the local airport and leaving some 12,000 households in the region without electricity.
Demand for power for heating has soared and raised the risk of power cuts, especially in Brittany and the southeast.
Heavy snow has forced the closing of the mountainous French-Italian border since Tuesday night.
UPDATE: Pictures of snow in Marseille and Aix en Provence. VERY rare:
http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2009/01/09/01016-20090109DIAWWW00443-vague-de-froid-vos-plus-belles-photos.php
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