Snow Storms Shut Ireland, Britain Calls in the Army

Snow Storms Shut Ireland, Britain Calls in the Army
A guardsman sits on duty in the snow at Horse Guards Parade in London. Reuters/Peter Nicholls
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DUBLIN/EDINBURGH—Snow storms shut most of Ireland on Friday and forced Britain to call in the army to battle some of the worst weather seen in nearly 30 years.

After a blast of Siberian weather dubbed “the beast from the east”, southern Britain and Ireland were battered by Storm Emma which blocked roads, grounded planes and stopped trains.