Heavy Snow Hits Alps With Red Alerts for Rain in Central Europe

Snow halts trains in Austria between Salzburg and Klagenfurt
Switzerland hit by snow while UK sees freezing temperatures

Snow clearing in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Sept. 12.Photographer: Peter Kneffel/picture alliance/Getty Images

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By Eamon Farhat, Marton Eder, and Eva Brendel

September 13, 2024 at 9:34 AM UTC

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Heavy snow is disrupting transport in the Alps, while southern Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic face red alerts for heavy rain.

Austrian railways halted trains between Salzburg and Klagenfurt due to snow, and issued a nationwide appeal to postpone travel. Snow is falling as low as 700 meters (2,300 feet), with as much as 200 centimeters (79 inches) forecast at high altitudes in the four days through Monday.