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“Everyone's talking about the weather.
We don't «: Deutsche Bahn will probably be reminded of its legendary advertising slogan from 1966 more often these days.
After all, trains got stuck in many places - like here in Hanover.
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Snow-covered Leipzig-Rückmarsdorf station: The onset of winter leads to severe restrictions nationwide.
"Due to extreme storms", train cancellations and delays will probably continue for the entire day in large parts of the country, Deutsche Bahn announced.
Long-distance traffic is to be suspended in many places "until further notice".
In the Berlin and Hamburg regions, almost no long-distance trains started on Monday.
Photo: Jan Woitas / dpa
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Jena in the snow: More than 30 centimeters of fresh snow fell overnight in the Thuringian city - similar to many places in a strip from North Rhine-Westphalia via Lower Saxony to Thuringia and Brandenburg.
The daycare centers in Jena remained closed due to the heavy snowfall.
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With cross-country skis, these people make their way through the snow in icy Erfurt.
Because of the weather, there was no garbage collection in many places in Thuringia and Saxony.
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Martin Schutt / dpa
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Emergency doctor in the heavily snowed in Bielefeld: In the city center, a dead person was discovered in the snow on Monday morning.
Why the as yet unidentified man was killed is unclear.
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The Erfurt public transport company tries to keep the trams running with snow plows.
Photo: Martin Schutt / dpa
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Clearance vehicles on the A12 in Brandenburg: In some regions - such as around Osnabrück - the authorities initially issued a driving ban for trucks on the motorways until late Monday evening.
The Osnabrück police appealed: "Please continue to avoid all unnecessary trips."
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Cars and trucks on the A4 near Dresden: the rescue workers went on numerous missions nationwide.
Photo: Robert Michael / dpa
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Snow-covered road in Salzgitter: The German Weather Service expected heavy snowfalls on Monday over the center of Germany.
During the day there is widespread frost - except in the southwest and in the very south.
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Icy east wind pushes the water of the Baltic Sea in Kiel onto a street, there is a threat of flooding.
According to the weather service, water levels up to 80 centimeters higher can be expected.
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Winter road conditions in Hanover: In Lower Saxony, the technical relief organization guided the rescue services through the snow, de-iced rails, freed roofs from snow loads and pulled vehicles out of the snow masses.
In Salzgitter, THW staff accompanied ambulances to tow them free if necessary.
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Slide in Kassel: Several cities including Marburg as well as Kassel temporarily completely stopped bus traffic.
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Snow-covered tracks on the Leipzig tram: Hundreds of THW workers were on the move nationwide.
The helpers are currently expecting further deployments, especially in Saxony and Thuringia.
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Winter in Wolkersdorf in Bavaria: Even supposedly idyllic snow can be dangerous.
According to the R + V insurance, the weight of the snow load means that there is an increased risk of collapse, for example for porches and garages.
"If the snow is very wet, a ten-centimeter-high snowpack can weigh well over 40 kilograms per square meter."
Photo: Daniel Karmann / dpa
