Jan 08, 2026
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Roads blocked and hay transported.Orange warning for the whole day in Belgium ()
The weather is improving in Paris and northern France, covered in heavy snow this morning, although 12 French departments are still on alert for snow and ice.In Ile-de-France, a region of Paris, bus traffic is gradually returning, the Ile-de-France Mobilités consortium said, adding that transport safety is the priority.In other networks - tram, underground trains RER and Transilien - several lines are still interrupted such as A, C, V, N and U, as well as T3a.
However, no major problems have been reported in the main Paris metro network, which has 14 lines in the four corners of the capital and the borderless country.In some parts of the railway, there were also obstacles to the collection of garbage and the delivery of mail in Paris.The regions still on orange alert for snow and ice include Corrèze, Haute-Vienne, Creuse, Allier, Nivre and Cher, Loiret, There Yonne, Aube, Marne, Aisne and Ardennes.
The bad winter weather continues to cause major disruptions in the Netherlands, affecting airports and the railway network.About 800 flights were canceled due to snow and strong winds, and more than a thousand stranded travelers spent the night at Schiphol Airport.The airport said many people had slept in the terminal on previous nights, but the previous night was the first time the beds had been set up.Most of the canceled flights today were KLM.Schiphol expects the number to increase further, given that approximately 1,100 flights are scheduled per day.
Serious disruption to the railway network as well.Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Ne) reported increased outages at points due to cold and snow.The company operates reduced hours in winter and advises travelers to postpone non-essential travel.Some routes have no trains, others have very limited service.Train traffic stopped around Rotterdam Central and Breda, and high-speed lines to Belgium were also down, cutting international connections.
The situation is different between airports in the region, as many flights have also been canceled at Rotterdam-The Hague Airport, while Eindhoven Airport is operating normally.The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Knmi estimates how many hours a day it will snow, up to 10 centimeters in land areas.Many countries have orange warnings for frost and low visibility.
Belgium under the snow, 40 flights canceled in Brussels - Snowfall continues in large parts of Belgium, where the authorities invite people to prevent travel.Brussels-Zaventem Airport is reporting delays and cancellations of around 40 flights, while passengers are invited to check in advance and check the status of their connections before travelling.The Royal Meteorological Institute has issued an orange warning which is valid for the whole day in the whole country, except for the coast.
Road conditions are dire due to the possible formation of ice, with reports of drifting snow especially in Hainaut and Liège provinces.It is estimated that it will snow continuously for 4 to 5 hours with accumulation of 2 to 10 cm.Public transport disruptions, with diversions or cancellations of expected lines for buses and trams and potential problems have also been reported on railway networks.
Discomfort continues in GB – The discomfort and alarm caused by the cold wave that has hit the country since the start of the week, parallel to much of north-central Europe, is showing no respite in the UK.After a turbulent past few days, the island has been battered by Cyclone Goretti, now with subzero temperatures almost everywhere in the Kingdom's four nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and highly localized snow and wind storms.In Scotland, a yellow warning issued by the British Met Office is for an ice emergency and more than 10 centimeters of snow.The situation is particularly problematic in Aberdeen County, where it has been snowing for the seventh day in a row and the temperature is minus 6.
The biggest difficulties are about cars, from trains and semi-packet airport flights, as shipment flights, as Sa'pert deals flights, as Flight 70 on Amsterdam or Schiphol de Rule 70 on Amsterdam.The plane is evacuated in the final hours. Warriors of schools closed by forecast over the United Kingdom, will end in a thousand after Christmas.
