quote:Chaos na sneeuwval Engeland en Wales
LONDEN - Hevige sneeuwval heeft tot een verkeerschaos geleid in delen van Engeland en Wales.
Maandagochtend werden in Londen alle busdiensten geschrapt wegens de gevaarlijke omstandigheden. Zondagavond moesten al twee vliegvelden noodgedwongen dicht.
Vluchten naar Gatwick en City Airport in de Britse hoofdstad werden omgeleid of geannuleerd tot de start- en landingsbanen waren geruimd. Verder vielen in het zuiden treinverbindingen uit. Ook was het verkeer op meerdere autosnelwegen gestremd.
Meteorologen waarschuwden zondag al voor aanhoudende verkeersproblemen. Zij verwachtten in sommige regio’s tot vijftien centimeter sneeuw. Groot-Brittannië maakt de koudste winter in dertien jaar mee
quote:Snowstorm in Britain
Snowstorms are causing travel chaos across the country after transport bosses cancelled bus and train services and airport runways were temporarily closed.
Hundreds of snow ploughs and gritters were working to clear roads as much of the UK was blanketed in snow - and forecasters warned of further heavy falls in the next 48 hours.
All London bus services have been suspended and passengers hoping to take the
Underground instead were warned that many Tube lines are partially suspended.
Transport for London said buses will only start running again "when road conditions allow".
Click here for our guide to how the weather is affecting travel in your area.
Sky News weather presenter Lucy Verasamy said: "It is a pretty widespread snow event, affecting the bulk of central and eastern Britain, specifically the eastern side of England.
"It has been pretty well forecast. We have been mentioning it for a few days.
"But there was more continuous snowfall overnight than expected.
"We are expecting heavier, continuous snowfall through the later stages of today.
"Things will get worse before they get better."
Many schools in the South East have been forced to close due to the weather, including more than 50 in Kent.
Ja heerlijk, die regebuien dan.quote:Op maandag 2 februari 2009 09:08 schreef Dj_Day-V het volgende:
CHAOS!
Kan niet wachten totdat de lente weer begint
Er komt nog meerquote:Op maandag 2 februari 2009 09:23 schreef Yngwie het volgende:
Als die zooi daar overal aanstaand weekend maar weg is
Tis nog niet voorbij... 30 cm sneeuw, vooral in het noorden en ze waarschuwen voor ijs-achtige omstandigheden. Lijkt wel het freaky weer uit de VSquote:UK Faces Ice Threat After Snow
Commuters are facing another nightmare journey to work this morning - after snow on roads turned to ice, making driving conditions treacherous
Snowstorms that brought the South to a virtual standstill yesterday are spreading north and west today.
Although staff have been working through the night to clear train tracks and airport runways, more delays are expected on the transport network today.
The snow is moving to northern England, Scotland and Wales, and the South-West.
Forecasters are warning of up to a foot of snow, or 30cm, in some parts, temperatures struggling to get above freezing, and strong winds making conditions even more hazardous.
Monday's snow, the heaviest seen in 18 years, caused chaos as runways were closed at major airports and all bus services were cancelled in London during the morning rush hour.
Nearly 800 flights were cancelled at Heathrow on Monday, and others were subject to long delays.
About 200 Ryanair flights into and out of the UK were stopped, mostly at Stansted, and all BA flights from Heathrow were cancelled until 5pm.
Flights were also cancelled or delayed at airports including Gatwick, Luton, Birmingham, Southampton, Leeds Bradford, Newcastle and Edinburgh, and London City Airport was closed completely.
Dozens of trains - including all Southeastern services in and out of the capital - were suspended.
Navigation firm TomTom said there were more than 1,000 miles of jams around the country, with one of the longest being 53.8 miles on the M25, which saw drivers delayed for nearly three hours.
Ben wel benieuwd hoe het met Kepler isquote:Op dinsdag 3 februari 2009 08:55 schreef Big_Yin het volgende:
Ik dacht vanmorgen wakker te worden met een dik pak sneeuw. Mooi niet dus.
Had alleen maar geregend vanmorgen in Central Scotland en de temperatuur is boven nul op het ogenblik.
Verder naar het Noorden is er wel sneeuw gevallen en zijn er wat sneeuw hekken gesloten.
Als het vanmiddag helder begint te worden dan word het misschien nog oppassen voor gladde wegen door opvriezing maaar dat zien we vanmiddag wel weer.
Ja dus , kutsneeuwquote:Op dinsdag 3 februari 2009 09:02 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
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of staan ze op het punt er heen te gaan
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