Police officers help a cyclist who crashed on ice pavement in Berlin last week. I’m walking around out there like a penguin.”The pavement problem prompted Berlin’s governing mayor Kai Wegner to make an urgent appeal on X to the Berlin city state parliament: “We are experiencing extreme weather conditions. [ Winter weather causes travel chaos across much of EuropeOpens in new window ]Particularly the 100,000 people affected by the early January blackout. Many in the capital think Wegner’s days as mayor are numbered given Berliners elect a new state parliament – and a mayor – in September. “On holidays I don’t admit I come from Berlin any more,” wrote X user Freddie in response to the Wegner posting.

Source: The Irish Times February 03, 2026 14:53 UTC