Passengers on trains and hundreds of motorists were left stranded overnight as strengthening winds caused blizzards and drifting snow across the UK.
It comes as forecasters warned the country "is not out of the woods yet".
More than a thousand schools across England have been closed because of the snow.
Two separate South Western Railway trains broke down - and passengers were left with no water, food or heating for more than 12 hours.
A red "danger to life" weather warning has been issued in the south west and Wales as the region braces for up to 50cm of snow.
A man has died after being pulled from a lake in south east London.