对北半球的大多数国家来说，8月份仍是盛夏时节。但奥地利许多高海拔地区却在今年8月份的最后两天出现了大面积降雪。从8月30日起，奥地利海拔1200米以上的地区均有不同程度降雪，局部地区的新降积雪厚度甚至达到50公分，气象部门预计这一轮降雪天气将会至少持续到9月1日。这场突如其来的降雪给许多奥地利人的日常生活带来不便。阿尔卑斯山地区的一些高山景区已被迫关闭，降雪天气还导致多起车祸。专家还担心山区的部分动物会因此次气温骤降而不能存活。

Since Monday, snow has been falling in areas with an average altitude of well over 1,200 meters above sea level in Austria.

For most countries in the Northern Hemisphere, August is still at the height of the summer, but in Austria it has started to snow in highland areas in the last two days of August.

Since Monday, snow has been falling in areas with an average altitude of well over 1,200 meters above sea level. In some areas, the average snowfall even reached 50 cm. The current spell of snow weather will last at least until this Wednesday, the Austrian Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.

The sudden snowfall has caused much inconvenience for many Austrians, forcing the closure of some scenic zones on the Alps and triggering numerous car accidents. In some highland areas, moving vehicles were asked to put on tire chains.

Experts also worried that some animals in the mountains might not be able to overcome the challenge of the temperature's sudden drop.

In addition, due to the unexpected snowfall, a group of six climbers were trapped in a mountain at an altitude of 3,000 meters in west Austria, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported on Tuesday.

They sent out a distress call early Tuesday morning, but because of bad weather, the rescue team couldn't use a helicopter and had to move in on foot. One of the climbers died partly due to the delayed rescue.

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(Agencies)

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