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Severe Storm Causes Rail Disruptions and Power Outages in North Rhine-Westphalia

In rail traffic, the regions of Euskirchen, Remscheid, Mönchengladbach/Viersen, Dorsten, Dortmund and Soest/Werl were affected by trees on tracks and objects in the overhead lines. The closures continued on some routes in the morning. There could be restrictions on several dozen lines, the railway companies reported in the information portal zuginfo.nrw this morning.

Stormy weather was expected all day in North Rhine-Westphalia. Stormy gusts of up to 70 kilometers per hour were possible in the lowlands, and gusts of 80 kilometers per hour were also likely in the mountains, as the German Weather Service (DWD) reported on Thursday morning. In exposed locations, severe gusts of 95 kilometers per hour cannot be ruled out. According to the fire brigade, the situation gradually calmed down on Thursday evening.

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