Freezing rain paralyses transport in C Europe

VIENNA, Jan 13 (AFP): Freezing rain led to flights being suspended at Vienna airport on Tuesday, while neighbouring Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary also experienced travel disruptions.
Snow and freezing temperatures buffeted Europe last week, with gale-force winds and storms claiming some 15 lives, causing travel mayhem, shutting schools, and cutting power to hundreds of thousands.
A thick layer of ice on the Vienna airport runways led to arriving flights being diverted to other airports, while all departing flights were put on hold early Tuesday.
Austria's state railway company OeBB also asked travellers to postpone non-urgent journeys, with numerous train connections facing interruptions and cancellations.