LONDON, Nov. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- An early winter snow continued to affect parts of Europe on Saturday, bringing freezing cold and traffic jams to some areas.

A snow plough clears snow-covered road CA183 near the northern Spanish town of Alto Campoo Nov. 25. (Xinhua/Reuters)

    Snow fell on most parts of the British Isles. The hardest hit areas were Devon and Cornwall in southwest England, where 12.7 centimeters of snow has fallen, reminding people of an earlier warning by the Met Office that Europe could expect a harsher winter.

    Up to 25 centimeters of snow fell in some parts of Britain, and forecasters predicted that snow was heading for London soon.

    Paris and other French cities also got the first snow of the season, where three people have died of the freezing cold. The French authorities raised the weather alert on Friday in the country's 31 departments, and asked for "increased vigilance" in Paris.

    Snowfalls also hit Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and other European countries, bringing down temperatures, causing traffic jams and forcing road closures and flight cancellations. Enditem

Two horses stand in a snow-covered meadow near the village of Wolxheim, some 30 km (18 miles) from Strasbourg, eastern France Nov. 25. (Xinhua/Reuters)