Snow Chaos in Southern Germany

On February 11th, I have already mentioned that Germany had received a huge amount of snow this winter. Today it seems that this was just the start of a nightmare, for it has gotten even worse within the last few days. Last night, Munich for instance has undergone one of the strongest snow falls in years.

Although the scenery looks beautiful - clean and peaceful - this great amount of snow brings a lot of problems. Roof tops threaten to break under the weight - entire houses are even vanished. Streets cannot be freed from the white layer which makes it impossible for people to reach their work place - public transportation is unavailable. Ski season has been interrupted, for the fact that there is too much snow - so far 4 meters (158 in) of snow have been reported at the "Feldberg". Right now it seems there isn't any easing of tension to be expected.

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