{"id":121817,"date":"2023-12-03T11:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T11:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=121817"},"modified":"2023-12-03T11:59:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T11:59:27","slug":"snowfall-has-people-trapped-in-cars-as-met-office-issue-warnings-for-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/snowfall-has-people-trapped-in-cars-as-met-office-issue-warnings-for-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowfall has people trapped in cars as Met Office issue warnings for next week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    The UK cold snap has left people trapped in their cars and left one person dead while the Met Office confirm further warnings as up to 2.4inches of rain is expected.<\/p>\n

    A "major incident" was declared in Cumbria yesterday evening (December 2) while members of the public were trapped in deep snow and left in traffic hell. It appears further warnings are set to take hold of the country into next week.<\/p>\n

    One person has so far died due to the cold weather, with a homeless person reportedly found dead inside a car. Conditions in the vehicle were believed to be around -10C.<\/p>\n

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    Yellow weather warnings were extended into next week, with the miserable weather set to continue until 12pm on Monday across parts of the UK, The Mirror reported.<\/p>\n

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    Scotland, northern England and the Midlands are set to suffer for a day longer as harsh conditions and wintery weather continue to batter Brits. A recent report from the Met Office confirmed the extension of two yellow weather warning in the UK.<\/p>\n

    One stretch of snow and ice warnings see an area of Scotland under warning while a second ice warning from Newcastle to Birmingham was also in place.<\/p>\n

    The first weather warning reads: "Wintry showers, with snow on hills, falling onto frozen surfaces may lead to some disruption to transport and infrastructure."<\/p>\n

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    Amber warnings earlier this weekend grounded some flights from Glasgow and Manchester airports, with travellers having their Christmas getaways scuppered by the chilly conditions.<\/p>\n

    A second warning in place for parts of England read: "Icy patches are likely to develop this evening and overnight leading to difficult travel conditions."<\/p>\n

    Met Office officials say the country could see up to 2.4inches worth of rain over the coming days. A further warning for rain from midnight until 6pm on Monday in parts of southern England, South Wales and the south-west Midlands is now in effect. <\/p>\n

    Updates from members of the Force across the country are asking members of the public to only travel when necessary and advised road users they should travel with care if needing to travel. <\/p>\n

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    An update from Lincolnshire Police, posted to X, formerly Twitter, read: "We\u2019re advising people to avoid driving on our roads due to heavy snow overnight across the county.<\/p>\n

    "Some roads are unpassable in Lincoln and heading to the east coast. If you have to drive, take time, leave plenty of space from the car in front, and go carefully."<\/p>\n

    Their warning comes as Cumbria Police and emergency services confirmed they were responding to an overnight incident which left members of the public stranded in their vehicles for considerable periods. <\/p>\n

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    Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service wrote: "CFRS have been working through the night rescuing people from their cars trapped in deep snow. Please do not travel unless necessary as many roads are still affected with snow and ice."<\/p>\n

    Around 2,500 people are believed to be without power after heavy snow left residents in Cumbria without any service to Electricity North West's services. <\/p>\n

    A social post from Electricity North West confirmed the power outage, reading: "Access is difficult and our teams are using 4x4s to try to reach sections of the damaged network."<\/p>\n

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