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rapidplatypus [Chicago, Illinois]
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 ==== East/West Germany 1990 ====
-The Berlin Wall had collapsed in the spring of April 1990, which was a joyous occasion for German people but quickly turned into a traffic catastrophe. The main issue was that officials were unprepared for the collapse of the wall and the resulting sequence of events also due to Easter Holidays. The vast number of people reported to be 18 million cars stuck in traffic! [([[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/461618-longest-traffic-jam-number-of-vehicles|Guiness]])]
+The Berlin Wall had collapsed in the spring of April 1990, which was a joyous occasion for German people but quickly turned into a traffic catastrophe. The main issue was that officials were unprepared for the collapse of the wall and the resulting sequence of events, as well as the Easter Holidays. The vast number of people caused a total of 18 million cars stuck in traffic! [([[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/461618-longest-traffic-jam-number-of-vehicles|Guiness]])]
 ==== Java, Indonesia ====
-In 2016, 12 people died of dehydration on Java, Indonesia's largely populous island. Most of the victims were elderly people, with the exception of a toddler, who were all stuck inside hot cars. For that week, temperatures soared to a scorching 86 degrees. Traffic was backed up for 13 miles with no room to move around, trapping drivers in their vehicles. People returned to the mainland after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and the traffic jam lasted from Sunday to Tuesday. [([[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36748008|BBC]])]
+In 2016, 12 people died of dehydration on Java, Indonesia's most populous island. Most of the victims were elderly people (with the exception of a toddler) who were all stuck inside hot cars. During that week, temperatures soared to a scorching 86 degrees. Traffic was backed up for 13 miles with no room to move around, trapping drivers in their vehicles. People returned to the mainland after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and the traffic jam lasted from Sunday to Tuesday. [([[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36748008|BBC]])]
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