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Added on the 22/01/2023 09:12:20 - Copyright : Euronews EN
With snow drifts, black ice and train cancellations, the onset of dramatic winter weather causes considerable traffic disruptions in many places in the north and center of Germany. Deutsche Bahn discontinued numerous connections in local and long-distance traffic, between Hamburg and Hanover and Hamburg and the State of Northrhine Westphalia, where many parts of the highway have been closed to traffic. IMAGES of the highway covered with snow and of the Dortmund train station in the State of Northrhine Westphalia
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