Berchtesgaden
- Aug 16
Two motorcyclists killed in separate Saturday accidents in Bavaria
Two separate motorcycle accidents in Bavaria on Saturday 15 August left two riders dead: a 26-year-old who crashed on the Roßfeld-Panoramastraße in Berchtesgaden and a 43-year-old killed in a head-on collision on the B8 near Straubing.
- Aug 5
Alpine huts shut washrooms and fly in water by helicopter as two low-snow winters empty springs
Helicopters are ferrying drinking water to Alpine huts and washrooms have been locked as two low-snow winters and a prolonged dry spell leave springs across the German and Austrian Alps dry.