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Train traffic disturbed in germany, switzerland and austria
HURRICANE FRIEDERIKE
Deutsche Bahn just announced that they will stop the whole train traffic within the next hrs. Austria: Arlberg line Zurich - Innsbruck closed Switzerland: no trains to Zermatt, Jungfraujoch, Leysin, Les Diablerets, Arosa, Oberalp Pass (Glacier Express), |
Severe disruptions today in The Netherlands and Belgium too - also for air traffic. The storm has died down now here.
It's the second severe storm this year already. |
For people wondering 'what the weather will be like in winter in Europe'; this was really extreme, with winds of up to 140 km/hour.
People were being blown off their feet and literally rolling across the street. 3 people dead in The Netherlands, 1 in Belgium so far. We had a bad storm last week too, and in the middle of December everything ground to a halt after a snowstorm. Not what we usually get in winter here. We may get snow again this weekend. |
AFAIK Schiphol is open again.
We had winds up to 200 km/h at Pilatus (Lucerne) and Saentis (Appenzell) today. The cablecars don't run for the moment. On the Jura heights (Chasseral, Chasseron, Vue des Alpes), winds blew at speeds of 170 km/h "only". |
I would be disturbed if I was traffic in those countries too.
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wow, that is windy. I wouldn't expect someone to be blown off their feet at 140 km at the peak, though. Maybe if you were very small or frail, I could see it. I've only stayed inside when it was close to that.
someone walking at 140 km per hr I thikn the deaths were due to people being hit by falling branches or trees. |
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