Popular German national park closed after one killed by storm

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2026-08-01

Leipzig, Germany (dpa) - Germany's popular Saxon Switzerland national park was closed to visitors on Saturday due to damages caused by a storm that killed one person overnight. The park, located in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains on the Czech border, is characterized by towering, unusual rock formations. The park's best known landmark is the Bastei, a group of jagged rocks linked by an arched sandstone bridge towering some 200 metres above the Elbe......

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