COPENHAGEN, Denmark (CN) — After 24 hours of harsh winds, low temperatures and heavy snowfall, people in the Skane area of southern Sweden woke up Thursday morning to a beautiful white carpet covering the landscape.

It was less magical for the people in around 1,000 vehicles trapped overnight on the E22 highway connecting Horby and Kristianstad in Skane.

On Wednesday, snow stopped hundreds of vehicles in both directions, including plows and tow trucks meant to clear the highway.

After a night trying to remove the continuously falling snow, authorities said Thursday that many cars had finally left the E22. Motorists, some of whom spent up to 20 hours in the traffic, questioned whether authorities could have acted quicker to evacuate people and vehicles.
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