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Road traffic in eastern France restored after major disruptions due to snowfall

Moscow, Jan 13 (Sputnik) The road traffic on a highway in France's east, where hundreds of drivers were stranded due to massive snowfall, has been restored, the local authorities reported early on Wednesday.
The weather emergency has been in effect since Tuesday evening, halting the traffic on the A40 motorway in the eastern Ain department, which connects the cities of Macon and Geneva. Reportedly, some 2,000 vehicles were blocked due to the snowfall, which also affected the neighboring departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie.
"Snowy episode: the last stranded motorists return to the road. Thanks to the gendarmes, firefighters, volunteers of the Red Cross, elected municipal officials, and territorial agents for their support and assistance," the department's prefecture tweeted.
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