Europe travel nightmare: Snow and flood alerts grip Austria, Germany, Czech Republic
Hindustan TimesHeavy snow is disrupting transport in the Alps, while southern Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic face red alerts for heavy rain. Europe travel nightmare: Snow and flood alerts grip Austria, Germany, Czech Republic Austrian railways halted trains between Salzburg and Klagenfurt due to snow, and issued a nationwide appeal to postpone travel. After the Mediterranean was seared by a succession of heat waves over the summer, a cold weather system is gripping much of Europe, with freezing temperatures in the UK and torrential rain in Bavaria. Flooding also threatens central and eastern parts of the Czech Republic, with the government warning that the situation is similar to the period before major inundations paralyzed the country in 1997 and 2002.
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