https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Among the damage inflicted by Storm Sabine (or Ciara) across Europe last week was €675 million covered by insurers in Germany, the financial firms' federation said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200218/storm-sabine-caused-675-million-of-damage-in-germany-ciara Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:32:21 +0100 storm-sabine-caused-675-million-of-damage-in-germany-ciara Sabine has left its mark on Germany. But there's little relief as stormy weather is continuing. https://www.thelocal.de/20200211/stormy-weather-continues-across-germany-sabine Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:56:21 +0100 stormy-weather-continues-across-germany-sabine Storm Sabine, also known as storm Ciara in other parts of Europe, has been leaving a trail of destruction across Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200210/in-pictures-winds-up-to-170kmh-recorded-as-storm-batters-germany Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:57:27 +0100 in-pictures-winds-up-to-170kmh-recorded-as-storm-batters-germany Serious injuries, transport chaos and storm damage: Sabine is causing huge disruption in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200210/major-disruption-as-storm-sabine-wreaks-havoc-across-germany Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:50:43 +0100 major-disruption-as-storm-sabine-wreaks-havoc-across-germany Torrential rain mixed with strong winds is causing major problems in southern and western Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200204/roads-railways-and-homes-flooded-as-heavy-rain-hits-parts-of-germany Tue, 04 Feb 2020 09:54:29 +0100 roads-railways-and-homes-flooded-as-heavy-rain-hits-parts-of-germany German experts defused a World War II bomb in Cologne on Tuesday that had forced the evacuation of thousands of office workers and disrupted rail and ship traffic. https://www.thelocal.de/20200121/wwii-bomb-found-in-central-cologne-made-safe-after-evacuation Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:27:19 +0100 wwii-bomb-found-in-central-cologne-made-safe-after-evacuation Passengers were warned to expect delays and cancellations on parts of Germany's rail network on Tuesday after a bomb was discovered in the western city of Cologne. https://www.thelocal.de/20200121/disruption-to-long-distance-trains-as-us-wwii-bomb-found-in-cologne Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:46:03 +0100 disruption-to-long-distance-trains-as-us-wwii-bomb-found-in-cologne Frankfurt airport was shut down for nearly an hour on Thursday morning as operators halted flights over a drone sighting, in the latest such incident affecting a busy European hub. https://www.thelocal.de/20190509/disruption-after-frankfurt-airport-halts-flights-due-to-drone-sighting Thu, 09 May 2019 10:34:23 +0200 disruption-after-frankfurt-airport-halts-flights-due-to-drone-sighting Snow and ice has been causing chaos in western Germany, resulting in more than 1000 weather-related traffic incidents in North Rhine-Westphalia, and it even grounded flights at Cologne/Bonn airport. https://www.thelocal.de/20190131/snow-and-ice-causes-transport-chaos-in-germany Thu, 31 Jan 2019 15:45:09 +0100 snow-and-ice-causes-transport-chaos-in-germany Temperatures as low as -10C, along with snow and ice, are causing traffic disruption in parts of Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190123/ice-and-snow-cause-traffic-disruption-across-germany Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:07:21 +0100 ice-and-snow-cause-traffic-disruption-across-germany Hurricane “Niklas” has reportedly claimed three victims, while trains have been cancelled across Germany as the storm rages. https://www.thelocal.de/20150331/storm-shuts-down-nrw-train-lines Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:34:44 +0200 storm-shuts-down-nrw-train-lines