Snapchat down: Sending messages, snaps and stories disturbed

The popular youth platform for sending photos and messages, Snapchat, is down. At the moment, no snaps can be sent or received, or messages or stories can be posted.
Nothing is working right now – Snapchat’s servers seem to be down. The service has been struggling with problems for a few minutes and is causing disruption for users worldwide. Facebook and WhatsApp only managed to get through it a few days ago. hit, now the next platform is not available.
Snapchat down: what to do?
As always, there's nothing you can do. Restarting your smartphone, annoying your provider or throwing the router out the window aren't sensible options. Since the problem here clearly lies with Snapchat, all you can do is wait (and drink tea). Error messages like "Could not send. Try again" are currently appearing when sending.
Update at 14:31 pm: Chats and messages seem to be working (again). However, snaps and stories are still not sent or posted.