As the snow blanketed Scandinavia on Wednesday night, six prospects and 25 workers at an IKEA close to the town of Aalborg discovered themselves stranded and compelled to spend the night time on the beds and sofas of the Swedish furnishings superstore.
As as much as 30 centimeters of snow fell outdoors, the group was trapped and compelled to hygge it up and cross the night time. IKEA’s huge showroom remodeled into the setting for an grownup slumber get together.
Public broadcaster DR confirmed footage of the stranded Danes consuming beer and low and noshing on cinnamon rolls as they watched soccer collectively.
Michelle Barrett advised DR Thursday morning after spending the night time at IKEA, “Everyone was just so sweet, and we actually just laughed at the situation because we probably will not experience it again.”
Store supervisor Peter Elmose advised the Ekstra Bladet tabloid folks acquired to sleep in “the exact bed they always have wanted to try.”
He added, “It’s been a good night. All fun.”
At the airport in Aalborg, 300 had been caught in a single day as effectively.
What are situations like elsewhere in Denmark?
The snowstorm snarled visitors on the roads and rails throughout Denmark and there have been momentary energy cuts in some locations.
Elsewhere in Denmark, the tarp on a truck filled with packages ripped aside whereas crossing the Storebält Bridge between the islands of Funen and Zealand within the storm.
A police spokeswoman advised TV2, “The trailer was hanging over the water. I believe that some Christmas presents landed in the water.”
No fatalities because of the inclement climate had been reported.
