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Violent turbulence hits Ryanair flight in Germany, forcing an emergency landing and injuring 9

A Ryanair passenger jet stands on the apron at Memmingen Airport, southern Germany after it made an emergency landing.
A Ryanair passenger jet stands on the apron at Memmingen Airport, southern Germany after it made an emergency landing. Copyright  Jason Tschepljakow/dpa via AP
Copyright Jason Tschepljakow/dpa via AP
By Euronews Travel with AP
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Severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight from Berlin to Milan to make an emergency landing in Memmingen after violent turbulence injured nine people.

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

The flight, travelling from Berlin to Milan with 179 passengers and six crew members, encountered turbulence so intense around 8:30 pm that the pilot was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Memmingen Airport in Bavaria.

Eight passengers and one crew member were hurt.

A bus full of travellers stands in front of a Ryanair passenger jet on the apron at Memmingen Airport, southern Germany.
A bus full of travellers stands in front of a Ryanair passenger jet on the apron at Memmingen Airport, southern Germany. Jason Tschepljakow/dpa via AP

Three people were taken to the hospital in Memmingen for treatment; the other injured people were released after receiving outpatient treatment. As a precaution, all passengers were checked for injuries by the emergency services.

Authorities did not permit the plane to continue flying, and the airline arranged bus transport for passengers. Milan is about 380 kilometres south of Memmingen.

More bad weather expected in Germany

Elsewhere in the region, storms damaged several homes in Ulm, Baden-Württmberg, according to the German news agency dpa.

In the Donaustetten district, strong winds tore roofs off multiple row houses, rendering them uninhabitable, though no injuries were reported. Fire officials suspect a small tornado or waterspout caused the damage. The German Weather Service (DWD) is investigating, according to dpa.

Storm-related emergency calls also came from other areas in southern Germany, where damage was mostly limited to fallen trees and flooded basements.

The DWD warned of further storms on Thursday, 5 June, with hail, strong winds, and localised heavy rain expected.

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