Buried in the snow Britain and Germany – Arctic invasion of at least 10 US states

At the mercy of bad weather lies the, Germany but also central and eastern states of the US, as large cities have sunk into, thousands of households are without electricity and major problems are observed in road travel and airports. At the heart of the bad weather is Ireland where, due to the extensive snow of about 59,000 households, they were left without electricity and 15,000 have no water. Power interruptions were also reported in the cities of Birmingham and Bristol and Cardiff, Britain. CORVERSE The heavy snow and icy rain caused extensive problems throughout Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom and Germany, with large airports being forced to suspend flights. Meteorologists note that there is no way in northern England and Ireland that rural areas are buried under half a meter of snow. Germany has chaos, as snow spreads from the southwest. CORVERSE Authorities have issued warnings to ice drivers and pedestrians, advising people to stay home as long as possible. REUTERS/Emilija Jefremova REUTERS/Phil Noble Richmond Park / London (REUTERS/Hollie Adams) REUTERS/Emilija Jefremova Frankfurt Airport cancelled 120 of 1,090 scheduled take-offs and landings Sunday, according to Fraport’s press office. At Munich airport, only one runway was open, while the other was constantly cleaned. In Baden-Württemberg, eight people were injured when a bus they were aboard escaped due to the frost in the city of Hemingen. Ice warnings in Northern Ireland Snow seems to be retreating in Northern Ireland, but frost remains and warnings are valid until today Monday. The area’s weather service warned of extremely difficult conditions of movement and poor visibility, which will also affect public transport. The whole country is under yellow ice warning and low temperatures by and on Thursday. Eerie setting in U.S. states Over ten states in the US – from Kansas to New Jersey – have been hit by extensive snow. In an emergency the states of Kansas, Kentucky, Arkansas, West Virginia and Virginia have already been declared. Washington is preparing for heavy snowfall and chilly cold Monday. The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) reported snowstorms in Kansas and parts of northwestern Missouri by Sunday afternoon. Roads were covered with snow and ice and authorities appealed to residents to avoid moving. Snow is expected to reach a height of 15 to 30 cm from southern Ohio to Washington. NWS warns of “dangerous accumulation of ice” in northern Kentucky and the southern part of West Virginia, as well as of the possibility of creating tornadoes in Arkanso, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Weather scientists estimate that bad weather will be removed Monday night from the U.S. East Coast to the Atlantic Ocean.