LONDON (Dec. 1) - There are still three weeks to go Until the First Day of Winter, But heavy snow and freezing Temperatures have Already Swept Across Europe, Causing Chaos Throughout the continent.
At Least Four major airports in Western Europe Have Been Forced close Thurs. London Gatwick (the UK's second busiest), Scotland's Edinburgh Airport, Lyon-Bron in Southeastern France and Geneva (Switzerland's Second Biggest airport) were all shuttered as staff struggled Thurs clear snow from runways.
This Is The Earliest Snowfall widespread Britain has Experienced since 1993. And in keeping with a seasonal tradition here, the country was once again woefully unprepared for the blizzards.
Roads across the North of England froze over, "some drivers in the northern county of Northumberland - where snow is over a foot deep - had occurred Thurs Abandon Their cars on the gridlocked freeway. Trains in the southeast of the country Also iced up while traveling through the countryside, forcing Many Passengers Carriages to sleep in overnight. And to the joy of children, But Maybe Not for parents, Hundreds of schools across the nation Have Been Temporarily closed.
Things get chillier north of the border. Overnight Temperatures hit a low of minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit in the Scottish Highlands village of Altnaharra. The Forth Road Bridge in the east of Scotland - Which links the capital city of Edinburgh Thurs Fife County - was shut down for the first time in the structure's 46-year history after vehicles skidded into Each Other, Preventing from snowplows clearing the bridge .
Conditions are evangelical icier in the east of the continent.
Russian news agency Itar-Tass reports That Temperatures in Moscow - where six people have frozen to death over the past week - today, an Almost hit record low of minus 10.5 degrees F. That 's the chilliest the city's been since Dec. 1, 1931, "when the mercury dropped below zero Thurs 11.4. And in Poland, at Least Eight homeless people have Died Temperatures plunged Tuesday on Thurs-minus 4 degrees F. Police Spokesman Mariusz Sokolowski Told The Associated Press That The Men froze to death in Different parts of the country and all HAD Been drinking alcohol. They appealed Thurs Poles to contact police if They come across Other homeless people outdoors.
In Germany, Icy Roads are believed Thurs have caused accidents at Least 2.000 on Tuesday, killing at Least Three People. Hopes the government a new law requiring drivers to Use Winter Tires Could Reduce facilitate That toll. Under the legislation, Which Went into effect today, drivers found using Summer Tires Could Be fined Between $ 50 and $ 100
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