LONDON (AP) — Heavy snow and freezing rain brought widespread disruption across Europe on Sunday with several major airports forced to suspend flights With the weather set to stay inclement on Sunday in the U.K. there are concerns that many rural communities with up to 40 centimeters (15 inches) of snow on the ground above 300 meters (985 feet) READ MORE: Bone-chilling winter storm turns roads perilous in central U.S. before moving east which oversees the country’s electricity network said it had been working to restore power after outages across the country Power cuts were reported in the English cities of Birmingham and Bristol Many sporting events have already been postponed though the heavyweight Premier League fixture between rivals Liverpool and Manchester United is on following an inspection at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium and of local conditions Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport and Manchester Airport had to close runways overnight but were returning back to normal on Sunday Leeds Bradford Airport took longer to get flights back in the air The road network was heavily impacted too on what would have been a very busy day with many families returning home from the Christmas and New Year’s break Many roads had been preemptively closed by local authorities but stranded vehicles and collisions have caused disruption elsewhere with National Rail warning of disruption continuing into the working week says sleet and snow will continue to push north on Sunday and will be heaviest in northern England and into southern Scotland which occurs when super-cold rain freezes on impact The Environment Agency has also issued eight flood warnings across southern England on the Taw and Avon rivers Snow and ice were also causing havoc in Germany where a bout of wintry weather is spreading from the southwest Authorities have issued black ice warnings for drivers and pedestrians advising people to stay home where possible Frankfurt airport canceled 120 of its 1,090 planned takeoffs and landings on Sunday only one runway was open while the other one was being cleared eight people were injured when a bus skidded off the road near the town of Hemmingen Long-distance train connections also experienced irregularities in the Frankfurt area © 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins The Cayenne is undoubtedly one of the most important models in the German automaker's history with a goal to bring life to the company that was on the brink of bankruptcy the Cayenne was successful in achieving its goal and 20 years since the first Porsche SUV's launch in 2002 we're now in the third-generation model of the nameplate Porsche is celebrating two decades of Cayenne by letting us in on a little secret concerning its birth the automaker went to great lengths in keeping the Cayenne's development behind closed doors Known as Project Colorado, the Cayenne differed greatly from other Porsches at that time – it wasn't developed in Weissach Porsche used a former computer assembly plant in Hemmingen to develop the SUV under the helm of Klaus-Gerhard Wolpert The 3,800-square-meter (4,545-square-yard) facility sat without any company sign plus the ground was surrounded by a fence and the office windows were mirrored Each visitor was registered through tight security and was met by their Porsche contact prior to entry Everyone needed to be supervised when exploring the Hemmingen site The three-story building became home to 260 Porsche engineers and 40 from Volkswagen – all with the goal to develop the Cayenne under strict confidentiality "The Cayenne product line was run like a company in its own right," says Wolpert "I had the entire budget and responsibility and my only boss at that time was Wendelin Wiedeking." Wiedeking was Porsche's former President and Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 2009 Today, the Hemmingen site is home to around 700 employees working on another breakthrough for Porsche – the Macan product line that's to become the company's first all-electric SUV Techart's New Cayenne Is as Powerful as It Is Ugly 2026 Jeep Compass Unveiled: Hybrid or EV With Up to 375 HP Lotus Emira With Yellow Exhaust Tips Pays Tribute to an F1 GOAT LS-Swapped Porsche Cayenne Is the New King of Drift Cars Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here 2024 shows the flooded fields in Hemmingen Germany is struggling with widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall and swelling rivers with disaster control reaching its limits in some areas due to a lack of sandbags and overflowing dykes 2024 shows the flooded fields in the suburb of Hanover 2024 shows a flooded road in the suburb of Hanover