New snow warnings as cold snap causes travel chaos, school closures and flooding

Author: Tara Cobham and Holly Evans

Published: Jan, 06 2025 22:42

Met Office issues snow and ice warnings as hundreds of flood warnings and alerts in place as disruption seen on weekend continues into Monday including children stranded at school. Fresh snow and ice warnings have been issued as freezing weather is continuing to cause travel chaos, school closures and multiple major incidents to be declared due to widespread flooding that has left children stranded.

Image Credit: The Independent [A vehicles drives through standing flood water near Eckington in Worcestershire on Monday]

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) said it declared a major incident in response to widespread flooding across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland on Monday morning, after receiving more than 200 calls. Crews have freed cars stuck in flood water, evacuated residents from flooded homes, and rescued at least 17 members of the public.

Image Credit: The Independent [Flood waters around the Little Venice caravan park in Yalding, Kent]

Lincolnshire Resilience Forum announced that a major incident had been declared in Lincolnshire on Monday afternoon, with emergency services having to rescue children stranded at a school in Edenham amid flooding. In North Yorkshire, police said the body of a man had been recovered on Monday from an area of flooding in Beal, near Eggborough and Knottingley.

Image Credit: The Independent [The weather warnings for snow and ice issued by the Met Office for Monday, lasting into Tuesday]

Officers believe he entered the water on Saturday or Sunday. Police said the man has been formally identified, but efforts to trace his next of kin were ongoing, adding that there are currently no suspicious circumstances surrounding the discovery. The Met Office issued three yellow warnings for snow and ice, which come into force across large parts of the UK on Monday afternoon and last into Tuesday. Another yellow warning for snow will then be in place on Wednesday.

Image Credit: The Independent [A person clears snow from a car in Allendale, Northumberland]

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