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| Paris airports close for storms | Paris airports close for storms |
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| Paris airports have shut overnight following a storm alert and warnings of winds of up to 100km/h (62mph). | Paris airports have shut overnight following a storm alert and warnings of winds of up to 100km/h (62mph). |
| Air France said it had cancelled 210 flights, with the Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Bourget airports not due to reopen until 1000 (0900GMT) on Tuesday. | Air France said it had cancelled 210 flights, with the Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Bourget airports not due to reopen until 1000 (0900GMT) on Tuesday. |
| The storm was expected to hit France's Atlantic coast hardest, and ferries were also affected. | The storm was expected to hit France's Atlantic coast hardest, and ferries were also affected. |
| Services between Brittany and nearby islands have been suspended, operators Oceane and Penn Ar Bedd said. | Services between Brittany and nearby islands have been suspended, operators Oceane and Penn Ar Bedd said. |
| Brittany Ferries also postponed the inaugural sailing on Tuesday of its service from Roscoff to Plymouth, in southern England. | Brittany Ferries also postponed the inaugural sailing on Tuesday of its service from Roscoff to Plymouth, in southern England. |
| The French navy has put three rescue vessels on stand-by to help any shipping in difficulty. Sand bags have been deployed on sea-fronts exposed to possible flooding. | The French navy has put three rescue vessels on stand-by to help any shipping in difficulty. Sand bags have been deployed on sea-fronts exposed to possible flooding. |
| Scottish freeze | Scottish freeze |
| In Paris, travellers were asked not to head to the city's airports, which closed at 2000 (1900GMT). | In Paris, travellers were asked not to head to the city's airports, which closed at 2000 (1900GMT). |
| Flights had been disrupted for two hours before the closures. Charles de Gaulle is one the busiest airports in Europe.Advertisement | |
| Paris airports close due to high winds while waves lash the French coast | |
| Forecasters predicted however that the storm would not be as bad as the one that lashed France and Spain on 24 January, leaving 11 dead and causing widespread damage. | Forecasters predicted however that the storm would not be as bad as the one that lashed France and Spain on 24 January, leaving 11 dead and causing widespread damage. |
| In England, heavy rain sweeping across the country has left many councils on "full alert" in preparation for floods. | In England, heavy rain sweeping across the country has left many councils on "full alert" in preparation for floods. |
| The UK saw the heaviest snowfall for 18 years last week and forecasters warn more snow is on the way over parts of Wales and the Midlands. | The UK saw the heaviest snowfall for 18 years last week and forecasters warn more snow is on the way over parts of Wales and the Midlands. |
| Forecasters are also predicting another freezing night in the Scottish Highlands, after temperatures on Sunday night dropped to -18C (-0.4F), which the Met Office said was the lowest temperature since January 2003. | Forecasters are also predicting another freezing night in the Scottish Highlands, after temperatures on Sunday night dropped to -18C (-0.4F), which the Met Office said was the lowest temperature since January 2003. |