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German rail operator compensates victims of train air conditioning failure | Business | Deutsche Welle | 29.08.2010
Germany's rail operator Deutsche Bahn has paid 2.7 million euros in compensation to passengers affected by air conditioning failures on high-speed trains during a heat-wave in July. 

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn has so far paid out 2.7 million euros ($3.5 million) to passengers affected by air conditioning failures on its high-speed trains.

 

A heat-wave in July exceeded the capabilities of the air-conditioning units on Inter-City Express (ICE) trains. Temperatures inside the trains were above 32 degrees Celsius (89 degrees Fahrenheit), causing some passengers to be hospitalized to due dehydration and the extreme heat.



The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Sun Aug 29th, 2010 at 04:29:51 PM EST
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Don't tell French voyagers... they'll want compensation too, there's been a lot of that in France too this year.

Having said that... hospitalised for 32°? It's been hotter than that in the office.

It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II

by eurogreen on Mon Aug 30th, 2010 at 11:04:51 AM EST
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