The intense cold wave that affected England caused traffic accidents in the London region as well as the cancellation of dozens of flights. In the images published on social media, people sitting on the ground at the airport and passengers waiting for the runways to open on the plane are seen.
The temperature has reached -10ºC in parts of London in recent days. The MET weather agency says cold weather is “not unusual for this time of year” but has issued a yellow warning for snow, fog and frost across England, particularly in southern England and northern Scotland.
Stansted Airport in North London closed the runways on Sunday night (11) as snow cleared from the runway and warned of delays and cancellations. The airport is mostly used by low cost airlines. ryanair
On the airport website Several of Stansted’s flights scheduled for this morning have been cancelled, however, the airport said in a statement that the runways are already “open and fully operational”. AFP????????
THEM ryanair He also tweeted: “Due to heavy snowfall in England, the runways are off. Stansted and Gatwick (South London) were temporarily closed overnight and all scheduled flights were interrupted.”
More than 50 flights were canceled due to fog at Heathrow Airport, the capital’s largest, on Sunday, the BBC reported.
This Monday morning (12), traffic was still very heavy with huge traffic jams on London’s main roads. Last night, some drivers, particularly in Sussex, south London, where police advised “travel only if necessary”, were stuck in their vehicles for several hours with their eyes closed due to a snowstorm.
Videos posted on social media show cars and even a bus bouncing off the frozen streets of London.
Vehicles on the rail system also faced significant delays and cancellations earlier today as some London Underground lines were interrupted or experienced delays.
Children die in the lake frozen. On Sunday, 11, four children were rescued from a heart attack after falling into a frozen lake in Solihull, central England, and were hospitalized in critical condition. According to eyewitnesses, they fell into the water while playing on the ice.
Police confirmed today that it was not possible to resuscitate the three – the eight, 10 and 11-year-olds. The condition of the fourth six-year-old is “critical”.
*With information from AFP and RFI
source: Noticias
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