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© UnknownLuggage piles up at Saint Pancras station, as Passengers wait amid further disruption to the Eurostar service in London.
Aside from disrupting train and air transport, snowstorms and freezing temperatures have killed at least 19 people across Europe.

Most of the deaths occurred overnight in Poland, where 15 people perished in icy temperatures.

In Germany, some areas recorded -33C temperatures and the country's third busiest airport, Duesseldorf International, was forced to close on Sunday due to relentless snowfall.

Meanwhile, Eurostar, the operator of high-speed passenger trains between London, Paris and Brussels, canceled services for a second day following electrical failures due to extreme condensations.

While weather is expected to have slightly improved by Christmas Day on Friday, forecasts across the continent predicted more snow and freezing rain over the next couple of days.

Due to the malfunctions, more than 2,000 people were trapped on the trains in the Channel Tunnel - the longest undersea tunnel in the world - for up to 16 hours after a series of electrical failures occurred on Friday night.

The trapped passengers have criticized Eurostar, with some saying crew members had not provided any help or guidance to ease the long ordeal.

Some passengers were force to take a lengthy walk in the dark tunnel in order to get out.

"There was no food available whatsoever, and hardly any drinks. When we asked questions we weren't getting any response," Passenger Natasha Seal-Jones said.

She told the BBC News website that another engine sent to tow one of the five stuck trains to St. Pancras also broke down just past Ebbsfleet, where those aboard were forced to disembark.