Eurostar cancels trains, flights are grounded and roads close as severe winter weather hits Britain, France and the Netherlands.
LONDON: Severe winter weather caused major travel disruption across Britain, France and the Netherlands on Monday.
Eurostar urged passengers travelling between London and the Netherlands to postpone journeys as services could not run beyond Brussels.
Six trains between London and Paris were cancelled, with most others delayed.
British railway authorities deployed snowploughs in Scotland after heavy snowfall.
NS Dutch railways said services were severely disrupted, especially around Amsterdam.
The UK’s Met Office issued fresh warnings for snow and ice for Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England.
Temperatures dropped to a low of -10.9C in northwest England on Sunday night.
“Overnight into Tuesday temperatures will once again fall below freezing for much of the country,” the Met Office said.
A total of 212 schools were closed in Northern Ireland on Monday.
Flights were cancelled at airports including Liverpool, Aberdeen, Inverness and Belfast.
At Paris airports, heavy snowfall forced airlines to reduce flights by 15%.
French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said there would likely be “cancellations and some delays”.
At Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, some 700 flights were cancelled on Monday.
In Paris, snow and ice disrupted the bus network and caused long rush-hour tailbacks.
Meteo France issued an orange alert for snow and ice for much of northwest France.
In Scotland, police cautioned road users not to drive on closed roads.
The UK’s AA reported a 40% spike in callouts compared to a typical Monday.
Belfast Zoo remained closed due to the weather conditions.
