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Early snow snarls Europe traffic

Early snow snarls Europe traffic FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- An early winter storm brought several centimeters of snow across parts of Europe, snarled traffic and caused accidents that left two people dead and two others injured Friday. Numerous flights were delayed or canceled. German police said there were several accidents Thursday night and early Friday morning, with traffic delays lasting hours because of jackknifed trucks on the highway and cars that slipped on snow-covered roads. At Frankfurt International Airport, continental Europe's busiest, some 87 flights were delayed or canceled, Fraport AG spokesman Robert Payne said. However, more than 20 of those were due

Heavy snowfalls cause deaths across Europe

Heavy snowfalls cause deaths across Europe Unusually heavy snow and high winds have been lashing Europe, causing the deaths of at least 17 people. The worst of the weather was in Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. Thousands of people in France and southern Germany spent a night trapped in their cars, trains or emergency shelters because of the heavy snow. Most of the deaths happened in road accidents, but two more people died in avalanches in what looks like being one of the worst seasons on record. The southern German city of Munich received a snow dump of more than 40 centimetres. A passenger plane

EU cops to get Europe-wide licence and vehicle database

EU cops to get Europe-wide licence and vehicle database A European database of vehicle documentation, giving police access to driver and vehicle data from multiple European countries, goes live today. The Traffic Documentation System (TDS) is currently subscribed to by the UK, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands, and has been developed by Dutch National Traffic Police on behalf of the European Traffic Police Network, TISPOL, with EU funding. Five more countries are due to join shortly. It will, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) tells us, be "a valuable tool in the fight across Europe against those involved in all

Villagers flee European floods

Villagers flee European floods Several thousand people have fled their homes in southern Europe as floodwaters move down the Danube River. Whole towns have been submerged in Serbia and Romania and a state of emergency has been called in areas of Serbia and Bulgaria. As the dangerous waters move eastwards, emergency teams have been shoring up defences along the river using heavy machinery in a race against time. Authorities have deliberately flooded farmland in the hope towns will be spared. The floods have been caused by heavy rainfall and melting snow and the Danube is now flowing at nearly 16,000 cubic metres a

Gas problems worsen as big freeze arrives in southern Europe

Gas problems worsen as big freeze arrives in southern Europe The mercury rose, then came the blizzards. After a record number of deaths from the cold, eastern Europe yesterday saw a relative thaw, only for southern France to get the shivers. Blanketed by 7cms (nearly 3ins) of snow, the city of Toulouse in south-west France closed its airport, leaving shivering passengers curled up on benches under shiny plastic blankets. Dozens of people died in road accidents. Roads were closed in a swathe running from northern Spain, through Provence, to the Italian Alps, and motorways were shut to heavy goods vehicles. Milan's