Flight hit by violent turbulence, forcing emergency landing in Germany and hurting 9 people

The severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing on Wednesday after the violent turbulence injured nine people on board, German police said in a statement on Thursday.

The flight, which was traveling from Berlin to Milan with 179 passengers and six crew members, found so intense turbulence around 8:30 pm that the pilot was forced to make an unchanging landing at the Meminegen airport in Bavaria, a region of southern Germany. Eight passengers and a crew member were injured.

Three people were taken to the hospital in Memmorgen to receive treatment; Other injured people were released after receiving outpatient treatment. As a precaution, all passengers were reviewed by emergency services.

The authorities did not allow the plane to continue flying, and the airline organized bus transport for passengers. Milan is about 236 miles south of MemminGen.

It is the last in a series of notable incidents in which severe turbulence has based on the planes and injured or has even killed passengers. A flight from Scandinavian Airlines from Sweden to Miami had to Turn around and return to Europe After reaching turbulence on Greenland in November last year. No injuries were reported, but the photos showed debris scattered inside the plane.

At the beginning of last year, more 100 passengers were injured And one was killed when he hit a flight from Singapore Airlines Transparent turbulence While flying from London to Singapore. The flight was diverted to Bangkok, where some passengers were hospitalized.

Turbulence is more common in the warmest summer months, Taylor Garland, spokesman for the Association of Flight Assistants, He told News themezone in 2022.

Passengers can stay safe listening to pilots and flight assistants and sit down and fastening when the seat belt sign is on, Garland said.

“That seat belt sign ignites for a reason. You should not be or go to the bathroom,” Garland said. “That sign is on for your safety, but some passengers may think ‘Oh, I will be fine’, but turbulently, you can hurt yourself and other people around you.”

In another part of southern Germany, storms damaged several houses in ULM, Baden-Württemberg, according to the German news agency DPA.

In the Donaustetten district, strong winds started ceilings from several attached houses, making them uninhabitable, although no injuries were reported. Fire officers suspect that a small tornado or water disorder caused the damage. The German weather service is investigating, according to DPA.

Emergency calls related to storms also come from other areas in southern Germany, where the damage was mainly limited to fallen trees and flooded basements.

The meteorological service warned on Thursday more storms, with hail, strong winds and heavy rains expected.

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