RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 5 : United Kingdom - Snow Storm

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Situation Update No. 5 Posted:2010-01-06, 04:37:52 [UTC] Ref.no.: SS-20100106-24448-GBR Situation Update No. 5 On 2010-01-10 at 07:15:20 [UTC] Event: Snow Storm Location: United Kingdom Statewide Situation: The United Kingdom is blanketed by snow and temperatures have plummeted to a record -21C, according to the Daily Telegraph. In southern England, about 4000 people were left without electricity after snow brought down power lines. In Scandinavia and in the north of Sweden, in particular, temperatures plummeted to a staggering -40.8C, reported on January 8 2010. Dozens of flights were cancelled or severely delayed in many major UK airports, as well as Orly airport in Paris, Dublin International Airport, Amsterdam and countless others. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu