A snowstorm and strong winds pounded northern and western Germany on Sunday, forcing trains to cancel trips and leading to hundreds of road accidents. In Wuppertal, in western Germany, firefighters had to rescue six passengers out of the city's famous elevated railway after a train stopped moving due to the icy conditions. City authorities in the western town of Hagen walked through the streets at night waking up homeless people sleeping outside and taking them to shelters, the German news agency dpa reported. Early Sunday, Kai-Uwe Scheffler and his girlfriend Karo were skiing through the town of Derenburg in eastern Germany. (Matthias Bein/dpa via The Associated Press)While the west of the country was freezing, southern Germany experienced balmy, spring-like temperatures.

Source: CBC News February 07, 2021 11:15 UTC