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Heavy snow and freezing temperatures continued to disrupt travel across Europe and airports in cities like London and Edinburgh was closed and Eurostar Group Ltd. canceled nearly half of its services.

London Gatwick Airport, the second busiest in the UK will remain closed until 6 am local time tomorrow, according to its website. Edinburgh Airport opening delayed at least until 4 pm, and the London City was closed until 2 Airports am in Dublin and Geneva opened this morning.

In the UK, the first widespread snowfall since 1993 has been frozen on the roads, blocking traffic, with freezing temperatures likely to last at least until Dec. 8, according to British meteorologist private service time. The most affected areas during the night were South London, Sussex, Kent and Hampshire up to 8 inches (20 centimeters), said Robin Thwaytes, a spokesman for the state-funded Met Office.

In the north of England, Yorkshire and surrounding regions have had "snow shower after shower of snow days," he said in a telephone interview, despite blizzards likely to decline nationwide in the next 24 hours. "By this time tomorrow will be pretty dry, but cold."

Eurostar Services

Seven cancels Eurostar services from Paris to London and six in the other direction, plus five in each direction between the capital of the United Kingdom and Brussels, to avoid a repeat of the failures of the past winter in the Channel Tunnel. Speed restrictions in both the United Kingdom and northern France will create delays of up to 90 minutes for other services, Eurostar said on its website.

Southern Railways Group Plc green light, which operates commuter services from the southeast of England in London, said it canceled all trains due to adverse weather conditions.

Temperatures are expected to fall below zero to 14 degrees Celsius (7 degrees Fahrenheit) in northwest Scotland, this morning, while London and south east England will see temperatures of around minus 3 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Office said on website.

The most affected area in the UK today was the south, through Dorset Kent, said Paul Watters, a spokesman for the Automobile Association. The rescue service responded to 18,000 calls yesterday, and had 100,000 in the last six days, he said.

Germany, France

Fresh snow also covered Germany yesterday evening, more than 15 inches in parts of the Southeast. Temperatures fall below zero-20 degrees Celsius in central Germany and the very cold weather will persist at least until 04 December, according to the German Weather Service.

"We're selling the masses of scarves, wool hats and gloves at the time, said Hartmut Scheller, owner of a shop in the southwestern district of Steglitz Berlin." If temperatures continue in these minima, which will soon be out of action. "

Frankfurt Airport, Germany's busiest, canceled 40 flights at 7:30 am local time, largely due to closures at other airports, Fraport AG, Thomas Uber spokesman said by telephone, adding that the track Main opened again after the wind died down overnight. Flight traffic in Munich was largely normal, Florian said Steuer, an airport spokesman.

authority of the French DGAC civil aviation ordered the cancellation of one in four flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle today and one in ten of Orly, the city, the other major airport, according to a statement by mail mail.

Hundreds of vehicles were stranded this morning in the north and west of France after the new snowfall. The RN12 main road along the north coast of Brittany, was closed and hundreds of heavy trucks taken off the road in Normandy, AFP, quoting the French meteorological agency.

Power Demand

UK natural gas on the same day rose for a fifth day, the biggest rise since October last year, with gas now increased to 3.6 percent to 64 pence per therm . About 80 percent of the country's households and businesses use natural gas for heating. It is also used to generate nearly half of the electricity supply in Britain.

baseload power in the UK for next working day lost 10.50 pounds, or 15 percent, to 60.50 pounds ($ 94.50) a megawatt hour, the data show runner. The contract settled at 71 pounds a night, its highest level in nearly two years. Base load is delivered throughout the day.