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Two men missing on the Zugspitze

Rescue workers and police are searching for two climbers who went missing two days ago on Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze, in southern Bavaria.

Published: 31 December 2009 11:27 CET
Two men missing on the Zugspitze
Photo: DPA

The two men, aged 31 and 42 from the Stuttgart area, went missing on the ridge that connects the Zugspitze and the neighbouring Alpspitze. According to the police, one of the men telephoned a family member on December 27, the last contact anyone had with them. They were reported missing Tuesday morning when a planned call Monday evening was not made.

Rescue workers have already located the men’s car on a car park at the foot of the Zugspitze. But weather conditions prevented either a helicopter search or an attempt to climb the ridge in search of them.

Two helicopters were sent on Wednesday, but new snowfall had covered any possible traces of the men. Weather also prevented continuing the search on Thursday morning.

According to the police, attempting to climb this ridge in winter is considered extremely difficult, and should only be attempted by experienced alpine mountaineers.

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WEATHER

‘Turbo spring’: Germany to see temperatures above 25C

Germany is set for a blast of warm weather in the coming week as the colder spell eases off.

Published: 26 April 2024 16:56 CEST
'Turbo spring': Germany to see temperatures above 25C

“The late winter weather of the past few days with frost and snow is a thing of the past for the time being, and spring will kick into turbo gear over the next few days,” said meteorologist Adrian Leyser from the German Weather Service (DWD) on Friday.

Temperatures are expected to rise sharply over the weekend with plenty of sunshine, forecasters said. In Germany anything above 25C is classed as a summer day. “The summer mark of 25C will be cracked regionally as early as Sunday,” said Leyser.

It comes as snow and hail hit Germany last week, and temperatures fell below freezing in some places.

But showers and thunderstorms are still possible in the west and north of Germany. Maximum temperatures there are expected to reach around 20C. 

According to the DWD, spring will get a little damper on Monday, with a few rain spells.  “However, the next low pressure system over Western Europe is preparing to turn on the warm air jet again from Tuesday,” said the meteorologist.

On Wednesday – which is a public holiday across Germany for International Workers’ Day – temperatures could soar nearer 30C. 

“In the south and east, we are even approaching the 30C mark,” said Leyser. However, the weather will remain “susceptible to disruption”, said Leyser, especially in the west where there is a risk of isolated and sometimes severe thunderstorms.

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