RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Germany - Snow Storm

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Situation Update No. 2 Posted:2010-01-28, 09:56:02 [UTC] Ref.no.: SS-20100128-24722-DEU Situation Update No. 2 On 2010-01-31 at 05:49:11 [UTC] Event: Snow Storm Location: Germany Statewide Situation: Heavy snow driven by strong winds brought road and rail services to a halt in northeastern Germany Saturday, authorities said. A police spokesman at Stralsund on the Baltic coast said nearly 40 centimetres (15 inches) of snow had fallen on the offshore island of Ruegen, while drifts up to three metres (10 feet) deep blocked roads in Mecklenberg-Pomerania. Public transport was off the roads in the cities of Rostock and Greifswald, while state railway company Deutsche Bahn reported numerous delays and cancellations in the northeast. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu