The movies popping out of Frankfurt this morning are simply mind-boggling: heavy thunderstorms introduced flash flooding to Germany’s largest airport, resulting in flight delays, cancellations, and even passengers stranded onboard plane because of excessive water ranges.
Harrowing Video: Frankfurt Airport Flooding
By Wednesday night, August 16, 2023, a lot water had mounted on sure components of the tarmac at Frankfurt Airport that passengers discovered themselves caught on landed plane, unable to disembark.
Try this video:
Had fairly a number of DM’s from individuals questioning why flights have been diverting away from Frankfurt….right here’s your reply 👇💦
— Flight Emergency (@FlightEmergency) August 16, 2023
This flooding has led to the cancellation of 70 flights to this point, impacting 1000’s of passengers. Different inbound flights have been diverted after weather-related delays meant the 11:00 pm (prolonged until 12:00 am) touchdown curfew was missed.
DW studies that as a lot as 60 liters per sq. meter of rain fell within the area between 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm final evening. Throughout that point, over 25,000 lightning strikes in a one-hour interval have been recorded within the Hessen area and wind speeds reached as much as 60 miles per hour.
There have been no studies of human damage or everlasting harm to any of the plane on the bottom. Immediately’s climate contains extra thunderstorms this afternoon, although the morning is projected to stay dry. After Thursday, no rain is within the forecast for the subsequent 5 days.
CONCLUSION
Heavy showers concentrated right into a three-hour interval led to runway flooding at Frankfurt Airport, resulting in flight delays and cancellations. The video above is sort of dramatic, however fortunately no on was injured. Passengers stranded onboard plane or pressured to divert is not going to obtain EU261/2004 delay credit score, as these kinds of occasions (a lot to the chagrin of advocates blaming local weather change for such freakish climate) don’t depend because the kind of man-made offers that qualify for money compensation.
picture: @FlightEmergency / X
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