Rome Blanketed by Snow as Arctic Storm Sets Seasonal Records

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27 February 2018 08:28 WIB

Shawn Roser, from Venice, Florida, a student at the North American college in Rome, throws a snowball as he plays in a snow blanketed St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. The Arctic storm dubbed the "Beast from the East" saw temperatures across much of Europe fall Monday to their lowest level this winter and even brought a rare snowstorm to Rome, paralyzing the city and giving its residents the chance to ski, sled and build snowmen in its famous parks and piazzas. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

27 Februari 2018 00:00 WIB

People walk along the ancient Colosseum blanketed by the snow in Rome, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Rome's schools were ordered closed, while train, plane and bus services were crippled. Italy's civil protection agency even mobilized the army to help clear slush-covered streets as a city used to mild winters was covered by a thick blanket of snow. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

27 Februari 2018 00:00 WIB

Nuns walk past a bike covered in snow during a heavy snowfall in Rome, Italy February 26, 2018. "Beautiful, beautiful!" marveled Roman resident Ginevra Sciurpa, who donned a fur hat and thick scarf to brave the cold. "Even though I'm not a child anymore, the enthusiasm for the snow is still the same. It is always beautiful, and above all I didn't have to go to work." REUTERS/Max Rossi

27 Februari 2018 00:00 WIB

A man walks during a heavy snowfall in downtown Rome, Italy February 26, 2018. By noon the snow had all but melted, but freezing temperatures expected overnight prompted officials to close Rome schools on Tuesday for a second day and warn of continuing traffic and train chaos due to the ice that was already forming on slick cobblestone sidewalks and streets. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

27 Februari 2018 00:00 WIB

Sculptor Francesca Antonello moulds snow into a face as people look out towards the ancient Roman Forum covered in snow, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Romans woke up to a rare snowfall, after an Arctic storm passing over much of Europe dumped enough snow to force schools to close and public transport to reduce services. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

27 Februari 2018 00:00 WIB

Siblings Gaia Di Cave and Iacopo Di Cave, foreground, ski down the slope of the ancient Roman Circus Maximus after a snowfall, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Roman parks that usually stay green through winter were blanketed with snow, giving eager sledders rare snow runs. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

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