Eurostar trains resume as snow causes travel chaos

MASS flight cancellations heaped fresh misery on European travellers yesterday, as the freezing weather, which caused many deaths, brought chaos to Christmas holiday plans.

Passengers stranded by snow-blocked roads, delayed trains and a three-day suspension of the Eurostar rail service found no relief at airports as icy runways were closed and heavy snow grounded hundreds of flights.

At least 90 people have died in winter storms across Europe, including 10 in Poland, the majority of them homeless men. Temperatures there have plunged to -20C.