Snow and freezing temperatures disrupt travel across Europe

A band performs for passengers stranded at Frankfurt Main airport in Germany Photograph: Frank Rumpenhorst/EPA

Rail passengers wait for their trains at Berlin's main station. After the chaos caused by snow in recent days, the situation on Deutsche Bahn returned largely to normal today Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

A snowplough clears the runway at East Midlands airport at Castle Donington, England Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

Snow-covered signs outside a petrol station in North Tyneside inform customers that it has run out of fuel Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

A passenger sleeps on a camp bed provided by airport operator Fraport at Frankfurt airport in Germany Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

A Eurostar train travels through Kent, southern England, towards the Channel Tunnel Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Rail passengers wait for their trains at Berlin's main station Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

Passengers queue outside terminal three at Heathrow airport, as operators struggle to cope with the disruption caused by wintery conditions Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP

Snowploughs clear the second runway at Manchester airport in northern England. Snow and freezing temperatures continue to ground flights to and from Britain Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters