Disruptions are set to continue after parts of the UK saw the worst snowfall for 18 years. Southern England was worst hit yesterday, with many delays on the roads and public transport cancellations of both trains and flights.
The snow is now forecast to head north, with the North-East and Scottish borders set to bear the brunt. The Met Office has also issued an ice warning for areas already hit by the storm.
Snow fall up to 8 inches are possible over the next couple of days, with the snow moving up to northern Scotland by Wednesday.
It has been estimated that the disruption caused yesterday in the south will cost the economy in the region of £1.2 billion, as it is thought that around 6.4 million people (20% of the UK workforce) did not go into work yesterday because of the weather.
More than 3,000 schools were also closed yesterday, with a large proportion of them expected to remain closed today.
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Every time it snows, they say its the worst we’ve seen for how ever many years.
Posted on February 9th, 2009 at 8:58 am
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