Heavy rain in components of Germany brought on flooding and led to dozens of flight cancellations at Frankfurt Airport, the nation’s busiest and a serious European hub, authorities mentioned Thursday.
The airport mentioned massive portions of water gathered 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 cancelled by 11 pm, when flying is ordinarily halted for the evening, 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 below water.
