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The weather forecast yesterday morning said it would start snowing in the afternoon. It did. Traffic totally collapsed almost everywhere. The airport had to be closed. Trips that usually take minutes took hours. Some drivers abandoned their cars. Cita.lu (the traffic camera website) couldn't handle the load. Mobile phone networks were unable to cope with the number of people trying to tell their loved ones that they had no idea at all when they would be home. Schools remained closed today, a decision that was made this morning when lots of children were already on their way. Most parcel services could not make any deliveries today (with the notable exception of GLS and P&T).

As far as traffic and communications are concerned, Luxembourg - by some measures, one of the richest countries in the world - is just a few centimeters of snow away from chaos.