A crucial railway line between Hanover in northern Germany and the city of Minden in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was closed for hours due to a lightning strike, has been reopened, a railway spokesman told dpa on Sunday morning.
During the closure, trains were diverted via Bremen, causing significant disruptions, the website of German railway company Deutsche Bahn reported.
Nationally, there were no further major disruptions due to the thunderstorms that passed over Germany early on Sunday morning.
The storm system, consisting of several thunderstorm cells, passed through several German regions before weakening as it reached the north and east of the country by mid-morning.
There was a risk of thunder in some regions throughout Sunday.
However, according to the German Meteorological Service (DWD), the heavy thunderstorms were not as intense as predicted.
There were “only very isolated heavy showers and gale-force winds,” a spokesman said.
