Heavy snow and freezing weather have disrupted normal life across Europe. Stranded air passengers have spent the night at airports in Paris and Brussels after freezing weather severely disrupted Christmas travel. About 200 people slept overnight at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, which cancelled 400 flights because of snow and ice. In Belgium, Germany and Italy heavy snow fall continued to cause problems in the transport network. Ten to twenty centimeters of snow fell in Belgium overnight, hitting bus travel and keeping one runway closed at the city's airport. Hundreds of road accidents have been reported across Germany. In northern Italy heavy rain has caused flooding in parts of Venice.