Amsterdam Schiphol airport, one of Europe's largest, canceled at least 700 flights due to heavy snow and strong winds. Over 1,000 passengers spent the night at the airport, which provided camp beds and breakfast. The number of cancellations is expected to climb throughout the day. Across Europe, snow, ice, and freezing temperatures caused major disruptions. In France, five people died in road accidents on Tuesday. Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport canceled about 100 flights on Wednesday morning, while Orly airport canceled 40 more, according to the French transport minister. Public buses in Paris and nearby suburbs stopped running because of icy roads, although most metro and suburban trains kept operating. The French weather service, Météo France, reported that 38 of 96 mainland departments were under heavy snow and black ice alerts, with up to 7 cm of snow falling. They called the cold snap "of rare intensity for the season." Authorities advised people in the Paris region to avoid unnecessary travel and work from home if possible.