Overview
- In Goch, seven school and municipal sports halls were shut with immediate effect as a structural engineer assesses flat-roof load capacity.
- Neukölln has suspended all district sport halls for club use on Friday and imposed a preventive closure of all 80 halls through Sunday, with a crisis team set to review reopenings on Monday.
- Other Berlin districts announced targeted closures, including senior centers in Spandau, Reinickendorf, and Pankow, as well as sports fields in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and the Horst-Dohm ice rink on Friday.
- Berlin has suspended compulsory school attendance for Friday while hall inspections continue, with possible short-notice closures affecting access during the day.
- Officials cite roughly 20 centimeters of snow on flat roofs and warn that thaw and wind-driven drifts can quickly increase weight and create unpredictable stress, prompting blanket precautions in some areas.