Re:Global Freezing Kills scores across UK in 30 year record smasher
Powers@hollywood.com Dr Evil
From Times Online January 7, 2010
Weather-related death toll rises to 22 as Britain braces for coldest night
yet
The death toll from Britain's biggest freeze for decades reached 22 today as
the country prepared for its coldest night so far, bringing the promise of
even more treacherous conditions.
Thousands of homes have been left without power, schools have closed and
travellers have faced chaos as the weather hit roads, rail services and
airports over the last two days. The disruption is estimated to have cost
businesses around �700 million.
Councils continued to struggle with a growing salt emergency as police
warned drivers in many areas not to travel unless their journey was
essential.
The AA expect to have attended 20,000 breakdowns today - compared with about
9,000 for a normal Thursday - and warned that conditions were expected to
remain "treacherous".