Snowfall Causes Schools To Close And Electricity Outages In The UK

Illustration of snow in London. (Wikimedia Commons/Panhard)

JAKARTA - Hundreds of schools were closed and a number of areas experienced power outages due to extreme winter weather hit Britain on Thursday.

The Met Office issued several weather warnings as temperatures dropped drastically overnight, with weather forecasters warning further heavy snow could occur in the coming hours, quoted from Anadolu November 21.

Meanwhile, additional yellow warnings for snow and ice remain in effect elsewhere across the UK.

More than 100 schools have been closed in northeastern Scotland, with further closures reported across England and Wales, according to the BBC.

Local authorities say slippery roads and heavy snowfall have made travel unsafe, while some schools cannot be opened due to heating problems caused by power outages.

In western Wales, hundreds of homes were still without electricity after the snow and ice overnight.

A more severe yellow warning to snow applies to several areas in northern England, particularly Northern Yorkshire, where travel disruptions and power outages are expected.

Meanwhile, the UK's Health Safety Administration has also issued yellow health alerts for some areas, highlighting increased risks to vulnerable people.

Three new yellow warnings have been issued, extended until Friday, as the cold waves are expected to continue.

Wednesday night was the coldest night of the season so far in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Temperatures dropped to -6.6 degrees Celsius (20.12 degrees Fahrenheit) in Benson, Oxfordshire, and widespread freezing were reported across the country.