Nine injured after plane hit severe turbulence in southern Germany
A passenger plan was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Memmingen Airport late on Wednesday night due to turbulence as storms lashed southern Germany.
Nine people on board were injured.
According to police statements, the plane was a Ryanair aircraft with 179 passengers and six crew members on board, travelling from Berlin to Milan.
The plane encountered such severe turbulence during the flight that eight passengers and one crew member were injured. Three were taken to hospital for treatment: a two-year-old child suffered bruises, a woman suffered a head laceration, and another passenger complained of back pain.
According to police, as of Thursday morning the airline was organizing buses for the passengers' onward journey after the South Bavarian Aviation Authority withheld approval for a continuation of the flight.
Severe weather brough by storm 'Tim'
Emergency services were busy elsewhere during the night as storm "Tim" brought heavy rain, high winds and thunderstorms to parts of southern Germany.
In Baden-Württemberg, the storm damaged several houses in Ulm. According to a fire department spokesperson, the roofs of several terraced houses were blown off in the Donaustetten district. No injuries were reported.
The German Weather Service (DWD) is investigating whether a tornado passed through the area. A DWD spokesperson said that clarity should be available during the course of the day.
In northern Upper Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate, there were around 50 fire department calls due to the storm, and just under 40 in Lower Bavaria. According to the police, most of the calls were for flooded drains, fallen trees, or water-filled basements.
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In Munich, the start of the Nations League football match between Germany and Portugal was delayed by hail.
Possibility of storms on Thursday
The DWD expects showers with brief thunderstorms and heavy rain in north-western Germany on Thursday.
In the course of the afternoon, there will be more severe thunderstorms and heavy rain showers across central and eastern Germany. Isolated storms with hailstones about two centimetres in size are possible, according to the DWD.
With reporting by DPA.
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