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Vacationers land in Frankfurt after ‘Ike’ hits Cuba

A total of 176 Germans vacationing in Cuba landed in Frankfurt on Friday morning after the Caribbean island was slammed by hurricane ‘Ike’ this week.

Published: 12 September 2008 08:45 CEST
Vacationers land in Frankfurt after ‘Ike’ hits Cuba
Photo: DPA

“They are extremely exhausted after the 12-hour trip,” said Thomas Cook spokeswoman Nina Kreke, adding they would receive counseling to deal with the shock of the destructive storm.

Thomas Cook and TUI evacuated 238 holidaymakers on the flight. One Austrian man was admitted to the airport’s hospital for exhaustion.

Hurricane ‘Ike’ left at least five people dead in Cuba and the storm is now threatening the coast of Texas. The US National Weather Service said people on Galveston Island faced “certain death” from flooding if they did not evacuate their homes.

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‘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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