Heavy snow complicates transport

Several days of heavy snow have disrupted rail and road transport around the country. Fifteen centimeters of fresh snow fell overnight, bringing snow levels in towns and cities to between 25 and 38 centimeters. Thousands of people were late to work on Monday morning as Prague’s public transport system struggled to remain in operation. Trams encountered the most problems, since the tracks have to be cleared by hand. The situation at Prague’s Ruzyně airport is now under control, with flight delays of less than an hour. The railway system is also feeling the effect of the weather and some trains are reaching their destination three hours late. Meteorologists are expecting that snow will stay on the ground in the capital until the end of January.