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Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - Stormy winds have caused numerous fire brigades in North Rhine-Westphalia.
For example, several trees fell over in the Märkisches Kreis and blocked roads.
The police announced on Thursday morning.
According to a spokesman, the fire brigade was in Dusseldorf because of broken branches, tipped construction fences and fallen roof tiles.
There were also deployments in Cologne, Dortmund, Münster, Euskirchen, Krefeld and Paderborn because of the Goran storm.
According to initial findings, there were no injuries.
Because of fallen trees between Oberhausen and Emmerich, long-distance trains of Deutsche Bahn were diverted on Thursday morning.
The trees had blocked the tracks according to the information.
The ICE connection between Cologne and Amsterdam was affected.
According to Deutsche Bahn, the trains were about 45 minutes late.
The stops in Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Oberhausen and Arnhem were omitted.
The German Weather Service (DWD) warned on Thursday of gusts of wind at speeds of up to 80 kilometers per hour.
In the mountains and in exposed locations even before heavy gusts of wind.
During the course of Thursday, the wind should become weaker - in order to freshen up again vigorously on Friday night.
Even then, according to the DWD, squalls are possible.
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