Three children died when they fell into a frozen lake in the center of the country, where the temperature dropped to -10 degrees Celsius
An intense cold snap hits the UK. The abrupt drop in temperature, which has led to minus ten degrees in some parts of the territory, has brought the country to a standstill and three children have died. The most dramatic situation occurred yesterday, in central England, when four children were hospitalized after falling into the frozen lake of Solihull where they were playing. Three of them (aged 8, 10 and 11) were saved from cardiac arrest and “could not be brought back to life” according to British police. The fourth child, age 6, is still “in critical condition”.
The weather office, noting that these temperatures are “not unusual for this time of year”, issued warnings of snow, fog and frost in several parts of the country, especially southern England and northern Scotland. Given the situation, chaos has reigned on the roads since the weekend. This Monday, London’s main roads were heavily congested by snow and ice on the roads. Some drivers were trapped for several hours yesterday, surprised by the storm, in Sussex, south of the capital.
Dozens of flights had to be canceled due to this cold snap and delays are widespread. More than 50 operations at Heathrow Airport, the largest in the capital, were canceled due to fog yesterday, according to the BBC. The metro and railway lines are also experiencing significant delays and outages.
The strong storm has led to the closure of three of the UK’s busiest airports and canceled dozens of flights to or from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted. In this latter terminal, which closed its runways yesterday to collect snow from the facilities – although today they are “open and fully operational” – dozens of Spaniards are trapped, in some cases aboard the plane after letting them boarding and then informed them that they could not leave due to storm. Passengers claim that weather conditions were already predicted, so they blame airports and airlines for their inability to anticipate the situation and clear runways of snow.
The severe storm has forced the closure of three of the UK’s busiest airports. Flights from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted have been severely disrupted by snowfall and dozens of Spaniards are trapped in London’s Stansted air facilities. Many are trapped aboard the plane after being allowed to board and then told they could not leave due to the storm. Passengers claim that weather conditions were already predicted, so they blame airports and airlines for their inability to anticipate the situation and clear runways of snow.
Source: La Verdad
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