Authorities say heavy rain in components of Germany brought about flooding and led to dozens of flight cancelations at Frankfurt Airport, the nation’s busiest and a serious European hub
On this shot with sluggish shutter pace, lightning discharges within the night sky throughout a heavy thunderstorm over the homes within the district of Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt/Principal, Germany Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Heavy rain in components of Germany brought about flooding and led to dozens of flight cancelations at Frankfurt Airport, the nation’s busiest and a serious European hub, authorities mentioned Thursday. (Arne Dedert/dpa through AP)
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BERLIN — Heavy rain in components of Germany brought about flooding and led to dozens of flight cancelations at Frankfurt Airport, the nation’s busiest and a serious European hub, authorities mentioned Thursday.
The airport mentioned giant portions of water amassed on the tarmac Wednesday night and floor dealing with was suspended for greater than two hours, German information company dpa reported.
The airport web site confirmed about 70 flights have been canceled by 11 p.m., when flying is ordinarily halted for the night time, whereas 23 flights headed for Frankfurt have been diverted to different airports.
Downpours in components of southwestern and central Germany led to flooded basements and streets. In Gelsenkirchen, within the western Ruhr district, the hearth service mentioned individuals have been rescued from their automobiles the place a number of freeway underpasses have been underneath water.
