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Photos: Thick fog envelopes London to create eerie urban scenes

The Big Ben Clock
The Big Ben Clock
Image: Reuters/Stefan Wermuth
By
Loubna Mrie
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Fall weather is taking a toll on travel across Europe. On Monday morning (Nov. 2), European fliers sat through more than 120,000 minutes of flight delays, according to European air safety agency Eurocontrol. Most were due to adverse weather conditions.

London was hard hit, with more than 122 weekend flights cancelled after the city closed its airports due to thick fog. But there, at least, the fog has also produced some magical urban scenes, with distant buildings obscured and spots of light twinkling in the damp air:

Fog is clearing around the Shard skyscraper in London.
Fog is clearing around the Shard skyscraper in London.
Image: Reuters/Toby Melville
A man walks his dog at a park through heavy morning fog in London.
A man walks his dog at a park through heavy morning fog in London.
Image: EPA/Andy Rain
City workers cross the Millennium footbridge over the River Thames on a misty morning in London.
City workers cross the Millennium footbridge over the River Thames on a misty morning in London.
Image: Reuters/Toby Melville
Workers walk along the River Thames on a misty morning in London.
Workers walk along the River Thames on a misty morning in London.
Image: Reuters/Toby Melville
Seagulls fly past the Big Ben clock during a foggy day in central London.
Seagulls fly past the Big Ben clock during a foggy day in central London.
Image: Reuters/Stefan Wermuth
Fog shrouds London Bridge as a man takes a late evening stroll in London.
Fog shrouds London Bridge as a man takes a late evening stroll in London.
Image: Reuters/Dylan Martinez
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