Chaos culminated in Europe’s roads & airports after an Arctic blast disrupted multiple ways of travel over the weekend.
The UK in particular was brought to a standstill as Gatwick and Stansted Airports were forced to close their runways due to heavy snow while commuters were stranded in traffic on the M25 motorway.
Several weather warnings have been issued across Europe, with temperatures in Scandinavia expected to drop as low as -23 Celsius.
Vehicles crash & motorists abandon cars as heavy snow hits Gloucestershire. Motorists were involved in crashes as heavy snow hit the Southwest today (Dec 11). Footage taken at Leckhampton Hill in Cheltenham shows motorists struggling to cope. #Gloucestershire #Cheltenham #snow pic.twitter.com/DmunMaPrCg
— Urban Pictures (@Urban_Pictures) December 11, 2022
The weather situation was caused by low pressure over the Atlantic and western Europe, with the Arctic blast spreading from the north to south and gradually spreading over the rest of Europe, making it the coldest Winter season so far.
In Malta, weather is forecasted to remain mainly cloudy until Wednesday, with temperature highs of 21°C and lows of 15°C.
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