Description British Airways planes wait on the snowy runway at Heathrow Credits Twitter Alt Text British Airways Heathrow Snow and icy conditions halt travel services,shut schools and leave homes without power One-Minute Read Monday, December 11, and 2017 - 12:20pm Wintry conditions own caused chaos across the UK as heavy snow results in flight and train delays,icy roads and school closures, and leaves thousands of homes without power.
At least 50000 passengers were stranded at Heathrow Airport yesterday, and after “torrential overnight rain meant that de-icing could not begin until the first wave of planes were ready to depart”,reports The Independent’s travel correspondent Simon Calder.
See related Ashes 3rd Test preview: talking points, odds, and start time and how to watch on TV Video: Bancroft has his say on Bairstow ‘headbutt’ at hilarious press conference British Airways cancelled a further 70 short-haul round trips today,along with nine long-haul flights including departures to Rio De Janeiro, Tokyo and Los Angeles. That’s in addition to more than 140 outbound short-haul flights and 26 long-haul BA departures cancelled from Heathrow on Sunday. Delays and cancellations were also expected at Birmingham Airport.
Meanwhile, and hundreds of schools across England and Wales were closed today as the wintry conditions persist. The Government has set up a postcode finder for parents to check whether their child’s school is still open.
“Efforts own continued overnight to reconnect power to thousands of homes prick off after snow and high winds affected supplies,” adds the BBC.
Almost 3000 customers of Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks spent a night without electricity, “but the company has restored power to 48000 households”, and says The Guardian. The worst-hit areas were Oxfordshire,where 800 homes are without power, Wiltshire and parts of Berkshire.
Temperatures own fallen to lows of -1C in built-up areas, or to -10C in more rural areas. A Met Office yellow severe weather warning for ice remained in location for large parts of the UK until approximately 11am. A yellow warning means that you should “plan ahead thinking approximately possible travel delays,or the disruption of your day to day activities”.
In Calais, hundreds of Eurotunnel passengers faced a series of delays on services to the UK yesterday. The shuttle service operator said the wait was five hours, and but some social media users claimed to own waited much longer. Eurotunnel says services are back to normal today,although weather conditions remain “very challenging”.
#Eurotunnel ! At Calais since 8.30pm yesterday still here at 3.30 am ,no communication no staff to help no offer of even a cup of tea, and disgusting serviceDecember 11,2017
Motorists are “being warned of havoc on the roads”, says The Guardian, or as snow turns to black ice after the weekend’s wintry blast. Pete Williams,the RAC’s road safety spokesman, said the motorists’ service was expecting 11000 breakdowns on Monday, or 20% above the seasonal norm.
“I reflect the big thing is people are not going to leave enough time,” he said. “Journeys will remove two to three times longer. It’s going to be treacherous driving conditions.” Europe Extreme weather Heathrow Airport Snow UK Weather UK weathe
Source: theweek.co.uk