Heavy Snowfall Disrupts Germany with Flight and Train Cancellations, Icy Road Crashes

In Germany, heavy snowfall and freezing rain have led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and trains, crashes on icy roads, and school closures across the country. Local media reported that at Germany’s biggest, Frankfurt airport, more than 500 flights were canceled, while in Munich more than 250 arrivals and departures were canceled.

The smaller hub servicing Saarbrücken, near Germany's western border to France, also closed its doors altogether for the day.



On the other hand, National train operator Deutsche Bahn also canceled several long-distance connections and announced that the maximum speed of its fast ICE train would be limited to 124mph due to the extreme weather.

The German Weather Service issued its second most severe cold weather warning for all the southern and its highest possible alert level for a spit of land around Saarbrücken on the French border.