Europe: Snow halts Frankfurt flights and Eurostar trains

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.

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.

More than 100 flights had already been cancelled, he added, but the final number was likely to be much higher.

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