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 A tornado damaged nine houses, uprooted trees and overturned cars in North Rhine-Westphalia on Tuesday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20190605/tornado-rips-through-western-german-city Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:43:17 +0200 tornado-rips-through-western-german-city Storms wreaked havoc across Germany, bringing with them a deluge of water, thunder and lightning – and even a tornado. https://www.thelocal.de/20190521/deadly-storm-causes-chaos-across-germany Tue, 21 May 2019 10:24:45 +0200 deadly-storm-causes-chaos-across-germany A tornado struck the town of Roetgen in the Eifel region of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wednesday evening, damaging 40 houses. https://www.thelocal.de/20190314/short-and-violent-tornado-strikes-town-near-aachen Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:07:58 +0100 short-and-violent-tornado-strikes-town-near-aachen After a tornado swept through the Lower Rhine region of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wednesday evening, at least two people have been injured and property has been badly damaged. https://www.thelocal.de/20180517/two-injuries-and-severe-damage-after-tornado-rages-through-nrw Thu, 17 May 2018 11:21:15 +0200 two-injuries-and-severe-damage-after-tornado-rages-through-nrw A tornado twisting through Hamburg on Thursday was just the most dramatic example of the storms that are breaking through the recent heatwave, leading to travel chaos in northern Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20170622/trains-cancelled-across-north-germany-as-tornado-hits-hamburg Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:29:57 +0200 trains-cancelled-across-north-germany-as-tornado-hits-hamburg A youth football team got a surprise last week when they got an unexpected visitor in the form of a "mini-tornado". https://www.thelocal.de/20170609/watch-video-of-mini-tornado-in-cologne-goes-viral Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:48:38 +0200 watch-video-of-mini-tornado-in-cologne-goes-viral A tornado hit the small town of Kürnach in northern Bavaria late on Thursday afternoon, damaging the roofs of dozens of houses. https://www.thelocal.de/20170310/tornado-hits-north-bavaria Fri, 10 Mar 2017 16:19:51 +0100 tornado-hits-north-bavaria Rain and fierce wind storms have already caused problems across the country so far this week. And the bad weather is set to continue. https://www.thelocal.de/20160614/rain-whirlwinds-continue-to-batter-germany-weather Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:40:43 +0200 rain-whirlwinds-continue-to-batter-germany-weather Hamburg locals were shocked by the sight of the tornado on Tuesday, but meteorologists say this isn't the end of the bad weather. https://www.thelocal.de/20160608/tornado-hits-hamburg-as-experts-predict-more-bad-weather-to-come Wed, 08 Jun 2016 11:03:04 +0200 tornado-hits-hamburg-as-experts-predict-more-bad-weather-to-come Five houses had to be evacuated in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, after a tornado swept through the town on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160523/tornado-rips-off-roofs-as-storm-batters-western-germany Mon, 23 May 2016 12:21:17 +0200 tornado-rips-off-roofs-as-storm-batters-western-germany Germany is planning to deploy 1,200 troops to help France in the fight against Islamic State jihadists in Syria, its army chief said Sunday, in what would be the military's biggest deployment abroad. https://www.thelocal.de/20151129/germany-to-send-1200-troops-to-aid-isis-fight Sun, 29 Nov 2015 13:07:58 +0100 germany-to-send-1200-troops-to-aid-isis-fight People in the small town of Bützow, northern Germany, saw their community ripped apart on Tuesday night by a tornado that injured 31 people and smashed buildings. https://www.thelocal.de/20150506/tornado-devastates-north-german-town Wed, 06 May 2015 14:17:35 +0200 tornado-devastates-north-german-town UPDATE: A German army Tornado fighter plane crashed near the western city of Koblenz on Thursday night, with both pilots ejecting to safety, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20140117/german-army-tornado-crashes-in-woods-pilots-unharmed-koblenz Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:39:00 +0100 german-army-tornado-crashes-in-woods-pilots-unharmed-koblenz A tornado tore through a campsite belonging to a church in southern German on Monday afternoon, injuring 27 people, including 16 children aged between 10 and 13 years old. https://www.thelocal.de/20130820/51485 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 11:32:00 +0200 51485 Stormy weather walloped Germany Tuesday night causing heavy damage, including disruption to train services, fires and the death of 120 pigs. https://www.thelocal.de/20090722/20753 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:42:00 +0200 20753 A tornado south of Schwerin caused millions of euros in property damages on Thursday evening, but no one was seriously injured, police reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20090522/19433 Fri, 22 May 2009 10:05:00 +0200 19433