PARIS, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- A cold wave has swept France with snowstorms causing disruptions and a record high electricity consumption in the country on Monday, French sources said.

    According to the sources, up to 10 centimeters of snow hit parts of France, including Paris. The Eiffel Tower was forced to be closed. The French authorities issued traffic alerts in 30 regions because of icy roads.

    The bad weather also led to flights cancellations. Air France said 120 of its 400 scheduled flights were canceled because of snow, with more than 1,600 passengers stranded in the Roissy Airport.

    As a result of the bad weather, the French electricity consumption reached a new record of 90,200 megawatts at 7 p.m. (6 p.m. GMT) on Monday, said the manager of power lines RTE.

    The Meteo France forecast the temperatures could drop to minus 5 to minus 10 degrees Celsius in the country's North and Northeast.