Europe Frozen
Much of Europe continues to face severe transport upheaval as a cold snap sweeps the continent. More than 80 people have died across Europe, including at least 42 in Poland and another 27 in Ukraine who have frozen to death. Another 13 people died in car accidents in Austria, Finland and Germany, where temperatures dropped well below zero. Air, rail and road transport has been severely disrupted across northern Europe and more snow is expected. But after three days of cancelled services, Eurostar trains began running between Brussels, Paris and London. The backlog of thousands of stranded travellers was expected to take several days to clear. Frankfurt airport, Europe’s third largest, re-opened on Tuesday morning after closing on Monday because of icy conditions. In France, Belgium and the Netherlands, airport operators cleared runways after thick snowfall caused major disruption to flight patterns.