A winter storm... and a scary plane landing
March 7th 2008 15:42
Last Saturday (March 1, 2008), a huge low pressure storm system called Emma brought gale-force winds to Germany and Central Europe, causing widespread damage and killing several people. Most notably, it wreaked havoc on the nation's roads and railways, with fallen trees leading to numerous accidents.
Luckily, living in the city of Bonn, I didn't get to experience much of this chaos, probably due to our sheltered lowland location. Nevertheless, my boyfriend and I were woken up at 3am by one massive clap of thunder (which, strangely, was not followed by any further thunder).
Anyway, what prompted me to write this post was the hair-raising footage I found on YouTube of a plane trying to land at Hamburg airport (northern Germany) in the midst of Emma's windy rage. It avoided catastrophe by only a narrow margin.
Click here to see the video of a plane trying to land at Hamburg airport
If you have a fear of flying, I recommend that you don't watch this!
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