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Snow and Ice Disrupt Transport Across Germany as Cold Spell Persists

Forecasters expect persistent snow and ice to extend disruptions through the start of the week.

Overview

  • - The German Weather Service maintains nationwide ice warnings through Sunday, with snow showers and subzero nights forecast.
  • - Police report hundreds of crashes, including 57 in the Rostock region and 13 overnight in the Ahlhorn area causing about €180,000 in damage.
  • - The A1 near Groß Ippener was closed for hours after a jackknifed lorry, a Bremen fire-supply van overturned on the A27, and a scheduled bus slid into a ditch on the B431, with no injuries in those cases.
  • - Regional rail in Niedersachsen and Bremen reports delays of up to 60 minutes and partial cancellations, and several HVV bus lines in the Pinneberg area were temporarily suspended.
  • - Airports saw knock-on effects, with Düsseldorf halting takeoffs and landings for about 40 minutes for snow clearance and Amsterdam Schiphol canceling hundreds of flights that affected German connections.