Heavy snowfall caused significant disruption to transport in England on Sunday morning, where Manchester and Liverpool airports closed their runways.
Several centimeters of snow fell in England and Wales overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
In West Yorkshire (northern England), the ground was covered with 12 centimeters of snow on Sunday morning, the British weather agency Met Office said.
Up to 40 centimeters of snow fell in some areas above 300 meters above sea level.
Manchester Airport (northern England) indicated on X shortly after 7:00 a.m. (GMT and local) that the runways remained closed. “Operations will resume as quickly as possible,” the airport said, advising passengers to contact their airline.
At Liverpool airport (north), “the teams are working hard to clear the runway”, which is also closed.
Traffic, however, resumed at Birmingham and Bristol airports, where the runways had been closed overnight.
Snow also affects traffic on the roads.
Operator National Highways said several roads in northern England were closed overnight.
In Hampshire (southern England), part of the northbound motorway was closed on Sunday morning due to flooding due to snow that fell overnight, National Highways said.
This operator warns that several roads could now freeze.
At least one train line, in the Leeds region (north), has been closed.
Power was also cut to several homes across England and Wales.
The situation is expected to improve during the day on Sunday in several regions of England, according to the Met Office.
