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| Snow halts Frankfurt flights and Eurostar trains | Snow halts Frankfurt flights and Eurostar trains |
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| Heavy snow in north-western Europe is causing severe travel disruption, including the cancellation of hundreds of flights via Frankfurt and Paris. | |
| The Eurostar high-speed train service between London and Paris has also been suspended. | |
| In south-eastern England, hundreds of people were stranded in their cars by the snow as emergency services struggled with road chaos. | In south-eastern England, hundreds of people were stranded in their cars by the snow as emergency services struggled with road chaos. |
| There were huge traffic jams in Belgium and northern France too. | There were huge traffic jams in Belgium and northern France too. |
| Having received about 12cm (5in) of snow, Frankfurt airport was set to remain closed until at least 13:30 (12:30 GMT), said Stefan Schulte, a spokesman for airport operator Fraport AG. | Having received about 12cm (5in) of snow, Frankfurt airport was set to remain closed until at least 13:30 (12:30 GMT), said Stefan Schulte, a spokesman for airport operator Fraport AG. |
| More than 100 flights had already been cancelled, he added, but the final number was likely to be much higher. | More than 100 flights had already been cancelled, he added, but the final number was likely to be much higher. |
| Schoolchildren stranded | |
| In Paris, some 300 flights from Charles de Gaulle airport- a quarter of the day's total - were cancelled, along with a similar proportion from Paris Orly. | |
| Brussels airport was also offering a reduced service on a single runway. | |
| The freezing weather in Belgium and northern France also hit rail services, including the cross-Channel Eurostar, which cancelled trains for the rest of the day. | |
| Parts of southern England were coping with a second day of snow and freezing conditions. | Parts of southern England were coping with a second day of snow and freezing conditions. |
| Just in the county of Sussex, police dealt with more than 300 traffic collisions in 24 hours. | Just in the county of Sussex, police dealt with more than 300 traffic collisions in 24 hours. |
| Among those stranded by snowbound roads was a group of 120 German schoolchildren who had to be put up in Hastings town hall in East Sussex for the night when families due to look after them were unable to reach them. | |
| However, officials said they were steadily clearing roads and conditions were improving during the day on Tuesday. | |
| The Channel Islands have experienced some of their worst conditions in decades, with airports still closed following heavy snow. | The Channel Islands have experienced some of their worst conditions in decades, with airports still closed following heavy snow. |
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