Videocrux - Standstill due to heavy snowfall causes billion pounds of loss in London.

#Videocrux - Standstill due to heavy snowfall causes billion pounds of loss in London. Standstill due to heavy snowfall causes billion pounds of loss in London.
Travellers in Britain are still facing disruption after another day of heavy snowfalls. The snow has stopped falling though in London where, in spite of delays on the trains, life is slowly getting back to normal. In London the sun is out and the big thaw is on.On Monday, 10 cm of snow – the most the British capital had seen in 18 years brought much of the city to a standstill. It’s thought a quarter of the UK’s workforce was unable to make it to work, costing the economy over a billion pounds.One day on and some train services are slow to recover from the cold snap, leaving commuters wondering how it could have got so bad. Male, student, English, “It took me about 40 minutes or so I had to wait about 20 minutes for the train... when normally they run every 10 mins or so. So I find it a bit ridiculous that it snows once a year and everything dies as if it was completely unexpected." Thousands of schools remain closed around the country – much to the delight of children – and teachers. Female, teacher, “I actually work in a school so I'm very lucky that that was shut as well. It's great for communities too. People are building snowmans together, people are talking that wouldn't normally talk to each other - it's marvelous." But it’s been also been something of an embarrassment to this major world city – even its iconic red buses failed to run for the first time in 100 years. Male, taxi driver, “It was an absolute disgrace yesterday. It's just embarrassing, the whole south east of England come to a standstill. You talk about a credit crunch - I don't suppose a silver sixpence was earned yesterday. And with Britain sinking into a deep recession it could do without the climate siding against it. The forecast though may not be that kind, there's more snow on the way in the days to come.
London sees snowfall of 10 cm in 18 years.
Travellers in Britain are still facing disruption after another day of heavy snowfalls. The snow has stopped falling though in London where, in spite of delays on the trains, life is slowly getting back to normal. In London the sun is out and the big thaw is on. On Monday, 10 cm of snow, the most the British capital had seen in 18 years brought much of the city to a standstill. It’s thought a quarter of the UK’s workforce was unable to make it to work, costing the economy over a billion pounds. One day on and some train services are slow to recover from the cold snap, leaving commuters wondering how it could have got so bad.
School children and teachers enjoy the standstill.
Male, student, English, “It took me about 40 minutes or so I had to wait about 20 minutes for the train... when usually they run every 10 mins or so. So I find it a bit ridiculous that it snows once a year and everything dies as if it was completely unexpected." Thousands of schools remain closed around the country – much to the delight of children – and teachers. Female, teacher, “I actually work in a school so I'm very lucky that that was shut as well. It's great for communities too. People are building snowman together, people are talking that wouldn't normally talk to each other - it's marvelous."
London's iconic red buses failed to run for the first time.
But it’s been also been something of an embarrassment to this major world city – even its iconic red buses failed to run for the first time in 100 years. Male, taxi driver, “It was an absolute disgrace yesterday. It's just embarrassing, the whole south east of England come to a standstill. You talk about a credit crunch - I don't suppose a single sixpence was earned yesterday. And with Britain sinking into a deep recession it could do without the climate siding against it. The forecast though may not be that kind, there's more snow on the way in the days to come.

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