release date January 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
In Sweden, the military mobilized tracked vehicles to assist with evacuations.
Stockholm (Reuters) – Rescue teams on Thursday evacuated drivers from hundreds of cars stuck on roads in Sweden and Denmark overnight as heavy snow, strong winds and ice caused massive traffic jams.
In Sweden, the military mobilized tracked vehicles to assist with evacuations and deliver food and water to people stranded on highways in southern Sweden.
A wheel loader clears snow, cars and trucks are recovered, and people are evacuated in Home Guard tracked vehicles at Ekerosdlasten on the E22 between Hoby and Kristianstad in southern Sweden on January 4, 2024. . (TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson, via Reuters)
The Swedish Transport Agency said the affected section of the E22 road between Hoby and Kristianstad was closed to traffic on Wednesday after trucks became stuck and snow plows struggled to clear the road. He said he expects to reopen on Friday.
On January 4, 2024, a large number of trucks are stranded on E22 in Linderod, southern Sweden. (TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson via REUTERS)
TT News Agency said many cars were abandoned as the evacuation continued, but they were able to return after rescue workers cut a hole in the metal fence separating the southbound and northbound lanes. It was reported that there was also a car.