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Mon 01 Jan 2010Record snowfall hits north Germany
NORTHERN GERMANY was losing the battle against the winter weather last night as record snowfall brought the Baltic coast and northeastern state of Mecklenburg to a standstill .
More than 30cm (12in) of snow fell on the northern half of the country on Saturday night, rising to over 1m near the coast. The snowfall left 120 motorists stranded in their cars after two-metre high snowdrifts prevented them opening their car doors.
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