A landslide at the Middle Rhine Valley near Kestert in Germany has blocked the underlying railway, with no traffic possible the entire week. On Monday 15 March, 5,000 cubic metres of stones and rubble came down, not only affecting the rails but also blocking part of the B42 federal highway between Kamp-Bornhofen and Kaub. Currently, geologists and special forces are securing the area and unblocking the way for transportation.