Freezing rain paralyses transport in central Europe

Freezing rain led to flights being suspended at Vienna airport on Tuesday, while neighboring Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary also experienced travel disruptions.Snow and freezing temperatures buffeted Europe last week, with gale-force winds and storms claiming some 15 lives, causing travel mayhem, shutting schools, and cutting power to hundreds of thousands.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.A thick layer of ice on the Vienna airport runways led to arriving flights being diverted to other airports, while all departing flights were put on hold early Tuesday.Austria’s state railway company OeBB also asked travelers to postpone non-urgent journeys, with numerous train connections facing interruptions and cancellations.In neighboring Slovakia, the Bratislava airport was also closed early Tuesday due to bad weather.Slovak police on Facebook urged people to avoid travel because of “extreme” ice and snow in the west of the country.In the