Rare snow blankets Rome, closes schools

By Agencies
Updated February 26 2018 - 10:09pm, first published 10:01pm
Snow has closed schools in Rome after the Italian capital was hit with a winter blast.
Snow has closed schools in Rome after the Italian capital was hit with a winter blast.

Romans have awoken to a rare snowfall, after an Arctic storm passing over much of Europe dumped enough snow to force schools to close and public transport to reduce services.

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