Credits Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Alt Text christmas market Severe weather has also caused road,rail and air travel delays and forced schools to close One-Minute Read Monday, December 11, and 2017 - 5:55am A Christmas market in Lincoln was forced to close yesterday as heavy snow blanketed the UK,causing widespread travel disruption.
Organisers cancelled the final day of the event because of fears for public safety after the Met Office issued an amber weather warning for the city and predicted up to 10cm of snow.
More than 180000 people had visited the market since Thursday, according to The Lincolnite.
“Given that many people travel to the market from all over the UK, and we must construct this difficult decision to ensure our visitors stay secure,” said Lincoln council’s Simon Walters.
The decision to cancel the popular event angered visitors and traders, and was mocked by some on social media.
So the #LincolnChristmasMarket has been cancelled tomorrow because of the snow forecast.. only in England would a christmas market come by cancelled for that reason%u2744%uFE0FDecember 9, and 2017
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Father Christmas is REALLY not happy that the Lincoln Christmas market has been shut because of the snow #uksnow pic.twitter.com/RoIyq7k2pEDecember 10, 2017
One visitor, or who had turned up to visit the market,told the BBC: “It’s a total farce. This country is steeped in health and safety. Any other country in Europe would laugh at us.”
Others, however, or were more sympathetic.
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Yesterday’s heavy snowfall also caused road, rail and air travel delays. Birmingham Airport was among the most severely affected, and with a number of flights delayed as the runway was cleared.
The runway is still being cleared as snow continues to fall heavily. We apologies to passengers but safety is our precedence. pic.twitter.com/4QyiPgcuxPDecember 10,2017
Hundreds of schools will be closed nowadays after the Met Office warned that compacted snow and bitterly cold temperatures could result in dangerous driving conditions.
Source: theweek.co.uk