Several flights cancelled across Germany as extreme winter weather brings widespread disruption

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Frankfurt airport cancelled 120 planned takeoffs and landings on Sunday due to clearance work on runways and reduced visibility, while Munich airport also operated at limited capacity due to the weather.

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00:00Heavy snow and freezing rain brought widespread disruption across Europe on Sunday, particularly

00:06in Germany, where the extreme weather caused major disruption to transport.

00:12Frankfurt Airport cancelled 120 of its 1,090 planned take-offs and landings on Sunday,

00:19according to the Fraport Press Office, while at the Munich Airport only one runway was

00:24open.

00:26Authorities say they've issued black ice warnings for drivers and pedestrians, advising people

00:31to stay home where possible.

00:34The extreme weather also brought widespread disruption across the UK, leaving many key

00:39roads in the north of England and Wales unnavigable.

00:43The UK's Met Office has issued eight weather warnings, while authorities in Ireland issued

00:48two weather alerts for some areas across the country following the overnight snowfalls.

00:54According to local media, up to 30,000 homes and businesses suffered power outages in Ireland

01:00as a result of the weather conditions.

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