He had to close hundreds of schools because of the cold

Nearly 300 schools were forced to close due to cold weather and heavy snowfall across the UK in recent days.

The British press on 17 January reported that most areas in the eastern part of the country suffered from unusually heavy snowfall.

In the Norfolk area alone, more than 260 schools were closed, while other parts of the country adjusted their school hours.

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Many schools in central and northern England, and in southern Scotland are continuing to close.

The coldest outdoor temperature is in Norfolk, where the temperature on January 16 has dropped below minus 13 degrees Celsius, while the rest of the UK temperature does not exceed 0 degrees Celsius, which is also lower than normal.

Cold weather with heavy snowfall, where up to 17cm, makes traffic in the country of Mist also severely affected.

For England, where winter rarely gets snow, the phenomenon of abnormal weather like this is a real problem.

Therefore, the National Agency in charge of automobile roads has mobilized 500 technical facilities to clear snow roads and spread salt against slip.

According to weather forecasters, most of the UK territory will face this unusual weather until the end of January.