Snow brings chaos to Europe, but skiers rejoice

Heavy snowfall brought both chaos and joy across Europe, with some 15,000 people stranded overnight Sunday in the French Alps while skiers reveled in the fresh powder blanketing slopes. A winter storm left thousands of Britons without power, sent trucks sliding across icy highways in Germany and caused airport delays and traffic disruptions across the region. In the Savoie region of France roads were iced over or buried under snow, creating havoc for holidaymakers rushing to and from ski resorts for their end-of-year vacations. Thousands have been housed in emergency shelters, while others were forced to spend the night in their cars.

The conditions outside are hellish. The storm blew away a lot of tents, some now have nothing.

David Lacour, the director of Solid’R, which is running a care centre to help migrants survive the cold