Snow causes chaos in Europe, US

Kathy Bloom of Absecon digs her truck out of a snowbank along East Wyoming Avenue following Saturday's major snow storm in Absecon, New Jersey. (AP Photo)

A snow plow truck works to clear the roadway as snow continues to fall and vehicles become trapped along Interstate 395 in Arlington, Virginia. (AP Photo)

Victoria Monteleone, 8, enjoys a ride down the snow-covered hill in front of her home in East Norwich, New York after a blizzard hit the Long Island area throughout the night on December 20, 2009. (AP Photo)

Fishing boats sit in Rock Harbor in Orleans, Mass, during the first major snowstorm of the season on Sunday, December 20, 2009. (AP Photo)

Cars are driving along the snow-covered highway near Reken, western Germany on December 20, 2009. Temperatures are said to rise again in Germany during the next few days. (AFP Photo)

A member of Eurostar staff, left, comforts a passenger as she waits at St Pancras Station in London after delays to the Eurostar train services on Saturday.

The Eurostar train service between Britain and France was suspended Saturday morning after more than 2,000 passengers were stranded for hours after four passenger trains broke down in the Channel Tunnel.

Initial reports blamed the breakdowns on wintry weather conditions on both side of the English Channel.(AP photo)

Passengers wait at St Pancras Station in London after delays to the Eurostar train services.

The Eurostar train service between Britain and France was suspended on Saturday morning.(AP photo)

Stationary traffic, heading for the Channel Tunnel, seen on the M20 near Kent, England.

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Empty tracks seen at the Eurotunnel site, in Kent, England on Saturday, as travel across the Channel was suspended.(AP photo)

Shoppers leave a Best Buy store during a snow storm, on Saturday, in Philadelphia, US.

A blizzard-like storm rocked the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday, crippling travel across the region and causing hundreds of thousands of power outages.

Those who did venture out were treated to nearly desolate stores on what is usually one of the busiest shopping days of the year.(AP photo)

Shoppers struggle with their cart in the snow during a snow storm on Saturday in Philadelphia, US. Those who did venture out were treated to nearly desolate stores on what is usually one of the busiest shopping days of the year.(AP Photo)