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German travel chaos blamed on lack of investment in railways
(www.theguardian.com)
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It's not just the railway. Munich Airport canceled all flights because of an ice storm. Roads throughout Bavaria are blocked due to fallen trees as well as snow/ice that hasn't been removed yet.
Bavaria's infrastructure as a whole clearly isnt prepared to deal with such weather events.
That's why their minister is hoping for climate change with higher temperatures :)
Unfortunately these events might even be connected to climate change. Higher temperatures allow for more humidity in the air leading to increased rain an snow fall. See also heavy rainfalls in Africa.