Snow across Europe disrupts travel and leaves six reported dead

Heavy snow and icy conditions have led to hundreds of flight cancellations across Europe and six reported deaths; thousands of passengers were stranded at airports including Paris and Amsterdam.

Heavy winter weather across parts of Europe has caused major travel disruption and multiple fatalities, officials reported. Airports in Paris and Amsterdam were among the worst affected. National and local agencies said further snow and icy conditions were expected in some areas. Authorities announced alerts and temporary changes to services as staff worked to clear runways and routes. Known developments: - Authorities reported six people died in separate incidents linked to icy and snowy conditions. - Roissy-Charles de Gaulle was set to cancel about 40% of its flights for several hours and Orly planned to cancel about a quarter of its flights; Amsterdam Schiphol cancelled more than 400 flights. - Thousands of passengers were left stranded, with long queues at airline counters as people sought information about rescheduled services. - France's transport minister said more snow was expected and France's national weather service reported 38 districts on orange alert for snow and black ice. Summary: The snowfall has produced significant disruption to air and rail travel across multiple countries and has been associated with several fatalities. Authorities have issued alerts and announced scheduled cancellations while forecasting further snow, so disruption is expected to continue into the near term.