Heavy Snow In France

Heavy snowfall brought both chaos and joy across Europe, with some 15,000 people stranded overnight on Sunday in the French Alps while skiers revelled in the fresh powder blanketing slopes.

Heavy snowfall in the French Alps left some 15,000 drivers stranded Saturday, prompting officials to open emergency shelters and urge travellers to stay home.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Britain, France and Germany on Monday as snow and ice blanketed Western Europe.

Heavy snow in Paris on Wednesday shut down the city's main airport, its bus system and the Eiffel Tower. Elsewhere in Europe, bad weather caused travel chaos in Scotland, and a child's body was found after a flash flood in Spain.In Paris, where heavy snowfall is unusual, the snow reached 10 centimeters (4 inches), weather service Meteo France said....

Heavy snowfall brought both chaos and joy across Europe, with some 15,000 people stranded overnight on Sunday in the French Alps while skiers revelled in the fresh powder blanketing slopes.

Heavy snowfall in the French Alps left some 15,000 drivers stranded Saturday, prompting officials to open emergency shelters and urge travellers to stay home.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Britain, France and Germany on Monday as snow and ice blanketed Western Europe.

Heavy snow in Paris on Wednesday shut down the city's main airport, its bus system and the Eiffel Tower. Elsewhere in Europe, bad weather caused travel chaos in Scotland, and a child's body was found after a flash flood in Spain.In Paris, where heavy snowfall is unusual, the snow reached 10 centimeters (4 inches), weather service Meteo France said....