Storm halts long-distance rail traffic in northern Germany

A storm with gusts of up to 110 km per hour (68 mph) disrupted rail traffic in northern Germany on Monday, including on high-speed trunk lines. Long-distance rail services were halted on the Berlin-Hamburg and Berlin-Hanover lines among others, state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn said on Twitter.

Official weather service DWD warned of scattered gusts with speeds of up to 110 km per hour in northeast Germany.

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