Chaos at Stansted airport as heavy snow disrupts UK travel

Record ID: 1702112

  • Title: Chaos at Stansted airport as heavy snow disrupts UK travel
  • Date: 12th December 2022
  • Summary: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (DECEMBER 12, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CROWDED STREET VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING TOWARDS BASILICA OF OUR LADY GUADALUPE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ARRIVING AT BASILICA WALKING ON THEIR KNEES (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DEVOTEE, JESUS ENRIQUE DIAZ, SAYING: “A promise. (Reporter asks what’s his promise) that if my daughter was born, I’d come on my knees to thank
  • Embargoed: 26th December 2022 15:46
  • Keywords: Snow Stansted airport disruption tarmac travel
  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: UK
  • Topics: Environment,Europe,Weather
  • Reuters ID: LVA001616512122022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:London Stansted airport was busy with travellers as heavy snowfall blanketed parts of Britain on Monday (December 12), disrupting airports, train networks and roads.
    London's Gatwick and Stansted airports warned flight schedules could be disrupted.
    Video shot from a train moving from London to Stansted airport shows fields and buildings covered with a layer of snow.
    Parts of London's underground network were suspended or faced delays, while motorways were gridlocked due to snow.
    The country recorded its coldest night of the year so far.
    The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in London and south-east England, with ice and fog warnings in other parts of England and the whole of Northern Ireland.
    Temperatures dropped below -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit) in northern Scotland, with the Met Office confirming it was the coldest night of the year. Further warnings in Scotland and north-east England for potential disruption caused by weather will start at midnight on Tuesday.
    Britain's National Grid issued a notification to prepare two winter contingency coal plants, but later canceled the standby notices as higher nuclear output and wind speeds reduced the chance of energy shortages.
    The snow caused problems for commuters and holidaymakers at the start of a fortnight when rail workers and border officials plan industrial action.
    Several train operators advised customers not to travel, while emergency services said it was important people take care in the potentially hazardous conditions.
    (Production: Tara Oakes, Lucrezia Lozza)
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