Snow Fighting The British, Three Children Died After Falling Into The River

Illustration of snow in London, England. (Twitter/@BrasovAndy)

JAKARTA - Heavy snowfall blanketed parts of England on Monday, disrupting airports, rail and road networks, while three boys died after falling into an ice-covered lake as the country recorded its coldest night this year so far.

Part of London's subway network has been suspended or has been delayed, while roads are jammed due to snow.

Not only that, Gatwick and Stansted London Airport warned flight schedules could be disrupted.

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in southeastern London and England, with ice and fog warning in other parts of England and throughout Northern Ireland.

Temperatures dropped below -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit) in northern Scotland, with the Met Office confirming it was the coldest night of the year.

Further warnings in northeastern Scotland and England for potential disturbances caused by weather will begin in the middle of the night on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 died after being evacuated from an ice lake in Solihull, West Midlands police said Monday, citing The National News.

The fourth boy, aged six, is in critical condition in hospital after an accident on the lake in Babbs Mill Park.

Police officers ventured through the lake water to find out if anyone else had fallen, following reports from witnesses that up to six children might be involved.

"Three boys died tragically after falling into the Babbs Mill Park lake in Solihull," police said.

"Unfortunately, they cannot be saved and our thoughts with their families and friends at this devastating time. We will have specialist officers offering as much support as possible to them," the police continued.

Emergency services were first called to the park near Birmingham at 14:36 on Sunday.

Local residents and police officers went into freezing water to try to save them. They were eventually pulled out by specialist firefighters.

They were given help by ambulance and firefighters, before being taken to two hospitals, Birmingham Children's and Heartlands, all arriving in critical condition.

Temperatures of about 1.60.000C in the area at the time of the incident and fell to -3.000C overnight.

Council leader Solihull Ian Courts and his deputy Karen Grinsell visited the lake, praising the courage of the rescue team working in a very cold condition.

"This is just as bad as what happened, a terrible situation. We were really surprised by what happened," Courts said.

Temperatures of about 1.60.000C in the area at the time of the incident and fell to -3.000C overnight.

"What we have to say is thanks to the emergency services that are directly on site and the people who enter. Obviously they got into the water and risked their own lives," Grinsell said.