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Thursday, 24 December 2009

Weather causes Christmas Eve chaos

Sub-zero temperatures are causing difficult driving conditions across Northern Ireland on Christmas Eve.

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Temperatures dipped to as low as -8°C in parts of the province creating problems for motorists.

Stephen Smyth from the Road Service has been outling the key routes which are affected.

"The keys roads are east and the south Belfast extending down to Downpatrick and over to the Ards peninsula.

Also higher routes in the north and west of province continue to have compacted snow which is causing difficulty."

Meanwhile, flights to Northern Ireland continue to be disrupted by the weather.

Belfast International say flights to and from Edinburgh have been cancelled due to the weather, while flights from Leeds have also been delayed.

Hundreds of passengers who were left stranded overnight on Wednesday due to flight cancellations at UK airports are continuing to try to get to Northern Ireland.

Easyjet flights from Luton and Stansted into Belfast International were both grounded due to the weather, along with a flight from Malaga in Spain.

At the George Best Belfast City Airport one flight from Liverpool was cancelled.

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At 16:40 on 25 December 2009, jim wrote:

quote... Stephen Smyth from the Road Service has been outling the key routes which are affected. "The keys roads are east and the south Belfast extending down to Downpatrick and over to the Ards peninsula. ahh sorry what part of n.ire do you live in then mr smyth or need i ask.. seem's the DOE have just forgotten about the rest of n.ire... usless service unless your part of the greater belfast area... there are other main roads here in the north or it seems you've forgotten again.. as i write this, it's snowing outside but will the DOE be out in derry to salt the roads, i think not....

At 17:51 on 24 December 2009, ANGELA wrote:

Why does Northern Ireland/England come to a standstill when the weather deteriorates whereas in other countries, ie. Canada/Europe very seldom do we see/hear of backlog of flights, road closures and icy roads - there has been plenty of talk through the years re global warming - its not to say we have not been well warned!!