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Today, due to extremely heavy snowfall, public transport in Paris and the surrounding areas has practically come to a standstill, causing distress to passengers after hundreds of people were forced to abandon their cars and spend the night in shelters. The icy streets were mostly empty as officials urged people to leave their cars at home after 12-centimeter snow covered the capital, blocked some tram and suburban lines and almost completely stopped bus services. Officials opened 46 shelters in the Greater Paris area for more than 600 people stuck in the snow, while about 700 were forced to spend the night at the Montparnasse and Austerlitz train stations in Paris. About 230 people were forced to sleep at Orly airport. At Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, connections continued to be interrupted, some flights were delayed while other travelers were stuck. At Charles de Gaulle airport, officials announced over loudspeakers that all commuter trains to Paris had been canceled for at least a few hours. A dozen perp
