Skating on frozen water in The Netherlands

Video. Skating on frozen water in The Netherlands

Canals and lakes across The Netherlands have frozen over in a cold snap.

Canals and lakes across The Netherlands have frozen over in a cold snap.

Authorities are warning people not to skate on several of them, because of thin ice.

But other locations, like the Ryptsjerksterpolder near the northern city of Leeuwarden, were considered safe for skating.