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Snow causes travel chaos across parts of the UK

The UK is in chaos after several days of intense winter weather and snowfall.

Roads are littered with abandoned vehicles in many of the worst hit parts of the country. Many were attempting to retrieve their vehicles as temperatures began to increase a little today. A number of people are reported to have been trapped in their cars overnight in sub zero temperatures.

Public transport systems have also been disrupted. Eurostar high speed trains to and from Europe have suffered break downs due to the ingress of snow into the trains power compartment. Around 2000 passengers were stranded for up to 16 hours in the tunnel beneath the English Channel. Some suffered panic attacks and many complained about the lack of information, food and water.

Eurostar report that they are now returning to a normal high speed train service, after three days out of action. They now have huge passenger backlogs to deal with in both France and the UK.

The National Health service has told people to stay at home unless their journey is essential. This advice came after hospital accident and emergency departments reported record numbers of people requiring attention for injuries sustained as a result of falls on icy pavements.

With Christmas only days away many people need to visit their local towns in order to complete their pre-christmas shopping. This is forcing people to leave their homes and venture forth onto treacherous pavements.

Many are already discussing how well and how badly the UK has coped in this latest wave of bad winter weather. Councils have been quick to treat main roads with salt and grit but many side roads and most pavements have remained untreated and dangerous.

Back in February 2009 the UK spent several weeks in sub-zero arctic temperatures that wreaked havoc on transportation disrupted schools and work for many people. This latest bad weather is prompting many to ask if the UK is capable of dealing with intense winter weather.

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