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Heavy snow caused lengthy delays for many drivers
Heavy snow is causing travel problems for a second day after hundreds of drivers were stranded in their cars overnight in southern England.
Cross-Channel Eurostar train services are disrupted with severe delays due to bad weather in northern France.
Sussex Police dealt with more than 300 collisions across the county in 24 hours, with drivers spending the night on the M23 in Sussex and A2 in Kent.
Eurostar has cancelled all services on Tuesday due to snow on the continent.
The company, which runs trains between London, Paris and Brussels, said the weather had closed the high-speed line in northern France.
Passengers are being advised not to go to their departure station for the remainder of the day.
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Air travel is also being disrupted due to snow in parts of Europe. The continent's third-busiest airport, Frankfurt, has announced it has closed its runways until 12:30 GMT while snow is cleared.
Paris's two main airport - Charles de Gaulle and Orly - are also operating at reduced capacity. Passengers are advised to check with their airline before travelling.
In Sussex tailbacks of up to 15 miles were reported on the A23 between Crawley and Brighton, with some motorists stuck for up to eight hours in temperatures of -3C, with many abandoning their cars.
More than 100 people were stuck for more than four hours on the A2 in Kent after a lorry jack-knifed in snow and ice.
In other developments:
- Hundreds of schools across East and West Sussex, Kent and the Channel Islands are closed as conditions remain too treacherous for teachers and pupils to travel
- Cross-Channel ferries are operating but passengers are advised to allow extra time to reach ports due to poor conditions on the A2 and A20 in Kent
- Many Sussex and Kent roads remain treacherous with a section of the M20 in Kent blocked and part of the A2 Dover Road closed. In Sussex, a section of the A22 is closed and conditions are particularly bad on the A23 Brighton Road
- Gatwick Airport is warning people to allow extra time for their journeys due to the problems on the roads
- Jersey and Guernsey airports are closed until Wednesday due to snow
- Two people were trapped under a tree which fell during blizzards in Jersey
- Train services in southern England are being affected, with Southern, Southeastern and First Capital Connect services reporting delays and cancellations
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Cheryl Baker: "We were travelling from Kent, it's only about an hour and it took us ten hours to get there"
Sussex Police said the force had been "stretched to capacity" overnight but the focus was now recovering abandoned vehicles.
Chief Inspector Phil Nicholas from the Road Policing Unit said: "Many people fell asleep in their cars or abandoned them so even when the roads did become clearer they were still blocked by many vehicles.
"Although the conditions have improved slightly, we are asking people to not make any journeys unless they are essential."
Drivers spoke of taking several hours to complete short journeys, while a party of 120 German students had to be put up in Hastings town hall in East Sussex for the night when families due to look after them were unable to reach them.
Gatwick Airport worker Jonathan Lara was stuck on the M23 after taking eight hours to travel fewer than eight miles.
Speaking to the BBC at about 01:30 GMT on Tuesday, he said: "It looks like the gritters have been totally caught out by this.
"I've been stuck in the same place for about three-and-half hours now and it looks like I'm going to be here for hours yet."
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings, which means be aware, for snow in parts of Scotland, the east, south-east and south-west of England.
BBC weather forecaster Holly Green said the worst was now over, but further snow and sleet showers were forecast for Tuesday, with 2-5cm possible in north-east England and north-east Scotland.
Temperatures will reach between 2C and 4C, but feel like -4C to -5C in the south-east of England.
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