People ride their bicycles on an icy road in Antwerp, Belgium on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. An overnight snowfall on Monday evening snarled rush hour traffic on Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
News Summary: Snow ties up Europe transportation
Published: 04:25:05 PM, Tue 12 March 2013 UTC
SNOW, MAN: Frankfurt's airport closed, trains stopped running under the English Channel, and the French army was ordered to help clear roads — because of an unusually late snowfall on Western Europe.
BIG CHILL: Frankfurt airport, Europe's third busiest, closed at midday after recording about five inches of snow. More than 355 flights were cancelled by mid-afternoon. North of Frankfurt, the autobahn closed after more than 100 cars and trucks crashed in a pileup and dozens were injured.
ON ICE: In southeastern England, snow and ice stranded hundreds of motorists, and many abandoned their cars.
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