Snow causes traffic chaos

The deluge began just as the evening rush hour was starting, leading to traffic chaos across the county.
Cars were left abandoned on busy roads and were unable to traverse certain sections, especially in hilly areas.
People were forced to try and walk home or find alternative accommodation after their journeys home were rendered impossible by the weather.
Anger towards Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) flared due to the lack of grit placed on the roads, which would have eased the problem.
This came just a week after BCC had sent a brochure to the homes of many residents of the county advertising new road gritting equipment.
The A355 between Beaconsfield and Amersham was completely gridlocked on Monday night, causing huge delays.
Speaking on Monday night, one resident of Beaconsfield said: "It is an absolute disgrace. People out there have been fearing for their lives. My wife has been stuck out there trying to get home for hours and she is still nowhere near.
"She is stuck in traffic between Amersham and Beaconsfield which is not moving at all. People have left their cars and started to try and walk home. It is outrageous.
"I cannot believe the sheer ineptitude of BCC. We all knew this was coming and as far as I can see, nothing has been done about it. I have never felt so angry and let down."
Jon Mason, 44, was on his way back from a visit to his sister near Reading when his family became stuck on the A355 between Beaconsfield and Amersham.
He said: "It was like something out of a disaster movie, everywhere you looked people were abandoning cars and setting off on foot.
"For those of us staying in the car that meant we not only had to negotiate hills covered in wet snow but also had to slalom round discarded vehicles.
"I had my wife, five-year-old daughter and my mother in the car and we seriously thought we were never going to get back home to Wendover.
"At one point we turned off the engine and put the handbrake on but suddenly we found we were slipping down the hill. We avoided an accident but it was really scary.
"I think my daughter learnt a few new words that I'd rather she hadn't and it was also not good for any man to see his mother having to relieve herself by the side of the road."
A statement from BCC on Tuesday said: "Transport for Buckinghamshire have been working hard to keep the network open for the past 24 hours.
"The weather that arrived on Thursday evening and Friday morning continued to cause problems over the weekend. All of the primary roads in the South of the county were treated again on Monday afternoon, with many of the roads receiving their eighth treatment in four days.
"A combination of traffic and poor weather meant many of these roads were not fully covered until seven hours later.
"On Tuesday our focus is on getting the network back into shape, helping drivers recover their vehicles and moving when possible to treat our secondary roads."