A snowstorm brings Munich airport to a standstill and causes travel chaos in central Europe

BERLIN (AP) — Munich’s airport has canceled all flights for the day after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of Austria and Switzerland, affecting travel across the region. Trains to and from Munich’s central station were also halted and Germany’s national railway advised passengers to delay or reroute their journeys. Other airports in the region, including in the Swiss city of Zurich, announced weather-related delays and cancellations. In Austria and Switzerland, the new snowfall led officials to raise the alarm about the danger of avalanches. In the Czech Republic, the major highway and some other roads were blocked for hours, trains and public transportation faced delays and cancellations, and over 15,000 households were without power.