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Storms, Pride events and traffic protest mark Saturday in Germany

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  • Pride events are planned in several German cities, with hundreds of thousands expected and heightened security following last week’s deadly Berlin march attack.
  • Police said a 28-year-old man died when a tree fell during a severe storm near Rathen in Saxony; other people were injured.
  • Hamburg’s fire brigade handled almost 100 storm-related call-outs, while authorities reported no injuries in the northern port city.
  • Austria’s Fern Pass and nearby Hahntennjoch Pass are due to close temporarily during a demonstration over traffic and a proposed replacement tunnel.

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Several German cities are preparing for Pride events on Saturday, including Hamburg, where police plan to deploy twice as many officers as last year.

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