Four children were fighting for their lives on Monday, after being pulled from an icy lake as an Arctic blast sent temperatures tumbling across the UK.
The youngsters were reported to have been playing on frozen ice near Birmingham, central England, on Sunday afternoon, when it gave way and they fell in.
The incident came as the UK was hit by heavy snow and freezing conditions, causing major travel disruption, on the eve of a national rail strike Tuesday that was already expected to bring the country to a grinding halt."Our runway is temporarily closed whilst we undertake snow clearing," it added, with many flights cancelled early Monday.
"Due to ongoing severe snowy weather across the UK, runaways at both Stansted and Gatwick have been temporarily closed tonight , disrupting all flights scheduled to depart Stansted/Gatwick during this temporary closure period," it said.Dozens of stranded passengers posted videos on social media showing snow-covered runways and planes stuck on the ground.
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