The bad weather hitting Europe has had an upside for skaters in Amsterdam. Plummeting temperatures has seen the city's famous canals freeze over, something that hasn't happened for 20 years. Our correspondent in the Netherlands Hans Andringa describes the scenes.
Ice skaters enjoy frozen canals in the Netherlands thanks to Europe's big freeze ⛸️ pic.twitter.com/uk6dVR6Vby
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