Heavy snowfall caused major disruptions in Bavaria, in the south of Germany, especially in Munich, where air and rail traffic was interrupted today due to the snow.
Heavy snow also fell in parts of Austria and Switzerland, which affected traffic throughout the area.
Munich Airport has announced that flights will be suspended probably until 12.00 due to the snow that has been falling continuously since yesterday.
After the initial announcement that air traffic will be suspended until noon today, the Munich airport later announced that flights will be suspended until 6.00:XNUMX a.m. on Saturday, the AP agency reports.
320 flights have been canceled for today, the airport management said in a statement.
Rail traffic was also severely disrupted.
The railway company Deutsche Bahn (Deutsche Bahn) announced that the central train station in Munich is currently not working.
Traffic on major lines is completely interrupted in the Munich region.
Train cancellations or delays are expected elsewhere in southern Germany, Deutsche Bahn said, estimating that the disruptions will last the whole day.
Also, a large part of public transport, buses, suburban trains and trams in the capital of Bavaria is not working, reported the Munich public transport company MVG.
The company added that during the day there could be cancellations and disruptions to the timetable in the metro as well.
The Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Union Berlin, which was supposed to start at 15:30 p.m., was also cancelled, MVG reported.
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The Munich police have called on the population to avoid going out in non-essential cars until the services have cleared the streets.
Snowfall and sub-zero temperatures have affected a large part of Germany for several days.
According to the German Meteorological Service, the largest amount of snow is expected in Allgäu in the south of Bavaria with 30 to 40 centimeters.
In Austria and Switzerland, due to the snow, officials issued announcements about the danger of avalanches, according to AP.
The provinces of Tyrol and Foralberg in western Austria raised avalanche warnings to the second highest level after up to 50 centimeters of snow fell in the area overnight.
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