London - A snowstorm forced the closure of runways at several airports in southern England and Wales on Thursday and caused rush hour chaos for commuters.

Four airports serving London - City, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted - shut their runways, as did Birmingham, west central England, Bristol, western England, and Cardiff as up to 10cm of snow fell.

Britain's Met Office weather centre issued a severe weather warning for England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Wednesday. The forecast is for up to 15cm of snow in parts throughout Thursday.

The affected airports have advised passengers to turn up as normal but to expect delays while runways are cleared.

The snowfall also led to the closure of schools, gridlock on the roads, disruption on London's underground train system and some mainline train services.

Original Source: News24.com

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