Hundreds of flights and train departures were canceled in Germany today due to snow and freezing rain, and schools were closed.
More than 500 arrivals and departures were canceled at the airport in Frankfurt, the largest in Germany, and more than 250 in Munich. There were also flight delays and cancellations at the airports in Dusseldorf, Cologne, and Bonn. In the west of the country, the Saarbrücken airport is completely closed. Deutsche Bahn has canceled several intercity lines and announced that the maximum speed of the high-speed train (Intercity Express - ICE) will be limited to 200 kilometers per hour. This morning, there were a lot of traffic accidents in the west and south of the country due to icy roads. As a precaution, many schools and kindergartens are closed, and some companies have offered their employees the option of working from home.
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