Berlin and Brandenburg are preparing for storm low

A storm is also expected to sweep over Berlin and Brandenburg on Thursday and Friday.

Parks and zoo close and there is a warning to avoid public green spaces.

Berlin / Potsdam - People in Berlin and Brandenburg shouldn't go on trips to the park on Thursday and Friday.

The German Weather Service (DWD) explicitly warned of falling branches because of the storm "Ignatz" and recommended not to leave the house.

According to the information on Wednesday, wind speeds in Berlin and Brandenburg could then reach up to 100 kilometers per hour, and even up to 110 kilometers per hour in the vicinity of a thunderstorm.

According to the warning report for Berlin and Brandenburg, the weather service expects partly heavy gusts of wind and thunderstorms on Thursday, with individual gale-force gusts occurring.

also read

Largest vaccine manufacturer wants to export vaccines again

In the face of a violent second wave in India in April and May, the Indian government had imposed an export ban on corona vaccines.

Now the deliveries are to be resumed.

Largest vaccine manufacturer wants to export vaccines again

New week starts gray, partly with rain

The new week in Hessen begins mostly cloudy, with some rain in parts.

While the west remains dry on Monday, light rain can usually be expected in the east of the country, as the German Weather Service (DWD) announced in Offenbach on Sunday.

From the afternoon onwards, the rain is expected to subside, and loosening is also possible in the west.

New week starts gray, partly with rain

Greens with little self-criticism on government course

A Green party conference has seldom gone so smoothly: In just two hours, the Greens celebrate themselves, name their exploratory teams and determine further steps on the way to possible participation in government.

Self-criticism is hardly loud.

Greens with little self-criticism on government course

Even on Thursday night, strong thunderstorms with heavy gusts of wind at 90 kilometers per hour are unlikely to be possible in the northwest half of Brandenburg.

"For people who stay in parks and green spaces, there is a mortal danger," said the Berlin-Mitte district office.

Many trees have been severely weakened due to the prolonged drought of the past three years.

Branches could break off, and even entire trees could fall.

The office therefore urgently warns against entering public green and recreational areas on Thursday and Friday.

The zoo and Tierpark Berlin announced that they will not open on Thursday and will accommodate the animals in houses and stables.

The aquarium should open regularly.

"We know from experience that such severe weather warnings should by no means be taken lightly," said zoo and animal park director Andreas Knieriem.

Should one be spared major damage, the zoo and animal park would open again regularly from Friday.

The Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation in Berlin-Brandenburg issued a warning.

Strollers should be especially careful or avoid visiting the parks in the first place.

The foundation did not rule out closing the facilities depending on the weather.

There were calls to citizens to secure loose objects outside of houses.

Because of the predicted autumn storm, the Gardens of the World, the Britzer Garden, the Natur-Park Schöneberger Südgelände and the Botanical Volkspark Blankenfelde-Pankow remain closed on Thursday.

The operation of the cable car between Kienbergpark and the Gardens of the World will also be discontinued.

dpa