Snow grounds flights across Europe

Hundreds of flights were cancelled and hazardous roads and railways disrupted traffic and caused countless accidents across Europe on Monday as heavy snow and freezing weather gripped the continent.
Frankfurt airport, Germany's main air hub, cancelled around 500 departing and arriving flights, representing 40 percent of its daily schedule.The busiest airport in Europe, London Heathrow, scrapped more than 200 flights. Flights were also scrapped in Belgium, Spain, France and other parts of Europe.