Death toll rises in Europe’s big freeze

THE death toll from winter storms across Europe rose to at least 80 yesterday as transport chaos spread amid mounting anger over the failure of Eurostar high-speed trains.

With tens of thousands stranded by the cancellation of London-to-Paris trains and hundreds of flights across the continent, fresh accidents and mass power cuts added to the big freeze tumult.

A car veered off an icy road knocking concrete onto rails that derailed a Paris commuter train, injuring 36, police said.