Commuters pass the time with snowball fights at London station as trains are delayed

Commuters threw the ice bombs at each other as they waited for trains.

The UK is affected by snowy and freezing conditions, leading to travel disruptions. Schools are closed in London and other places and numerous trains have been canceled or delayed. But commuters at West Ham tube station saw an opportunity to make the most of train delays by staging a huge snowball fight. Commuters have found this fun way to pass the time, throwing ice bombs between the tracks until their train arrives on Sunday evening. The funny clip has surfaced on social media and is going viral.

It shows commuters making snowballs and throwing them at fellow travelers waiting for the train. There were more people on one side, and they retaliated by throwing snowballs in return, and they didn’t hold back.

The commuters are seen wearing heavy winter clothing as they take part in the exhilarating fight.

The clip, originally posted on TikTok, has been viewed millions of times. Many viewers praised the travelers for showing the fun side of commuting.

The incident occurred as the UK was hit by heavy snow and freezing conditions. London’s Stansted Airport has warned of disruption.

“Our runway is temporarily closed while we clear snow,” he added, with many flights canceled early Monday.

The airport is a main hub for low-cost airline Ryanair, which has also warned against disrupting its flights to Gatwick, south London.

“Due to the ongoing severe snowy weather across the UK, the runways at both Stansted and Gatwick were temporarily closed tonight (11 December), disrupting all scheduled flights departing Stansted/Gatwick during this temporary closure period” , he has declared.

Both airports were open on Monday but passengers were told to prepare for delays.

Dozens of stranded passengers have posted videos on social media showing snow-covered runways and grounded planes.

More than 50 flights were also canceled at Heathrow Airport, the UK’s largest airport, on Sunday due to freezing fog.

The UK has been experiencing a cold spell for several days, with temperatures dropping to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 Fahrenheit) in some areas, although the Met Office said temperatures ‘were not unusual for this time of the year’. year”.

The service has issued yellow warnings for snow, fog and frost in several areas including the southeast and southwest of England and the north of Scotland.