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Bavaria: Hundreds of flight cancellations, train traffic disrupted
Snow and ice have caused major traffic disruptions in southern Germany. photo
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During the night there were only minor accidents on Bavaria’s roads. It is still unclear when trains will be able to run at Munich Central Station again. The airport has resumed operations.
There are still restrictions at the airport: According to a spokesman, around 560 of around 880 planned flights have been canceled. Passengers were asked to check the status of their flight before traveling. Flight operations were temporarily suspended on Saturday morning. This affected take-offs and landings at other airports.
No trains yet
According to a spokeswoman, travelers in rail traffic in southern Germany should expect massive restrictions until Monday. Traffic remains at a standstill at the main train station in Munich. The closure should last until at least 10 a.m.
The railway wanted to get traffic moving as soon as possible. This will initially only be possible on isolated routes and with reduced offerings. When was still unclear. Control flights with helicopters along the routes should be awaited; these rely on daylight, said the spokeswoman.
The situation on the streets is improving
Traffic returned to normal on the streets in southern Bavaria during the night. The authorities only reported minor accidents. “A few trees still fall down, but there were only accidents with sheet metal damage,” said a spokesman for the Upper Bavaria South police headquarters. According to a spokesman, the accident in Lower Bavaria was also “typical for the time of year”. According to the police, the night was similarly quiet on the streets in northern Upper Bavaria and Swabia.
It wasn’t just Bavaria that was affected by the winter weather. There were also weather-related problems on the roads in some areas in northern Germany. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, a car left a snow-covered road and crashed into a tree. The two occupants were seriously injured in the accident.
More wintery
There will initially be no further fresh snow in large parts of Bavaria. Several centimeters of fresh snow are only expected in the eastern low mountain ranges and the Alps. The meteorologists expect lows of minus 6 to minus 9 degrees. South of the Danube, temperatures could be between minus 10 and minus 15 degrees in some areas. It will remain cold on Monday and Tuesday, but snow will only fall sporadically.
Things will look similar in some parts of Germany in the coming days. Occasional snowfall is expected on Sunday in Lower Saxony, on the North Sea coast and between the Ore Mountains and the Harz Mountains. On Monday it will increasingly turn into rain there. However, it is expected to remain dry from Berlin to southern Bavaria.