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Ground services at the airport had to be stopped altogether for more than two hours. More than 20 flights bound for Frankfurt were diverted to other airports. Due to flooding on the runway, some people could not get off airplanes that had already landed. In all, about 70 flights were canceled due to heavy rains and lightning strikes in central Germany. Heavy rains plunged Germany’s Frankfurt airport into chaos on Wednesday, leading to the cancelation of about 100 flights and numerous delays. The rain flooded the runway, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded on planes for hours. Videos posted on social media showed that most of the runway was covered in water.
