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Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest, has cancelled more than half of its 1,047 flights planned for today as a result of severe winter weather warnings predicting heavy snow fall and freezing rain. Low pressure system Gertrud bearing down on southwestern and central Germany promises up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow and treacherously icy road conditions, particularly in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. IMAGES
The boards at at an empty Munich airport announce a litany of cancellations as as transport staff across Germany stage a major strike to push for wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation. Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy are expected to heed a call by the Verdi and EVG unions to the 24-hour walkout. IMAGES
Images of cancelled flights and long queues at Frankfurt airport where German national carrier Lufthansa says it will have to cancel almost all flights because of a planned strike by ground crew. More than 1,000 flights will be scrapped, affecting around 134,000 passengers. The strike is scheduled to last from 0145 GMT on Wednesday until 0400 GMT on Thursday and comes as ground workers seek a higher pay rise than the one offered by Lufthansa so far. IMAGES
Cavite City (Philippines), Dec 3 (EFE/EPA).- Typhoon Kammuri hit northern Philippines on Tuesday with violent winds and heavy rainfall that has forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights at Manila's international airport and the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG).FOOTAGE SHOWING THE EFFECTS OF TYPHOON KAMMURI IN CAVITE CITY, PHILIPPINES, AND THE INTERIOIR OF A SPORTS STADIUM WHERE A SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES COMPETITION WAS HELD.
IMAGES from Skavsta airport in Sweden where flights have been cancelled due to the Ryanair pilot strike.
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