![]() ![]() Read more: Storms Cause Heavy Flooding Across Parts of Western and Central Europe Strong thunderstorms, hail, heavy rain and squalls.Merkel interrupted her trip to Washington to make a somber statement, in which she called the floods in the regions of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate a “catastrophe” and a “tragedy” that she said was difficult to describe in words. Weather calms down, but in the evening there is again a threat ![]() In many places, according to the German Weather Service (DWD), it should remain changeable: On Saturday, a short intermediate There could be more floods in the coming days. The total filling level of the dam system has been reported to have remained almost unchanged since the end of April. The filling level of the eight dams was 113 percent of the long-term average. ![]() Today the water management association in Essen reports: Never before have the Ruhr Association dams been so full on July 9th as they were on Friday. West Germany also recorded abundant rainfall in the past few days, In the past few weeks, such a rare event had happened there for the third time due to heavy rain, said an HVZ expert. , a water level of 2.77 meters was measured on Friday afternoon, where one meter is normal. The flood forecast center (HVZ) Baden-Württemberg reported floods at Riß, Rems, Kocher and Jagst, among others. On Lake Constance Roads were blocked, aquaplaning led to accidents, cars were stuck in the water. In the east of the country in particular, streets and cellars were flooded. The storms with heavy rain also caused the rivers to swell in Baden-Württemberg. The police headquarters in Augsburg published the short film. Shortly afterwards, an officer from the police station in Nördlingen inĮmerges from the brown water and climbs out of the flooded pipe. There were 150 storm-related missions around Nuremberg.Ī police officer from Bavarian Swabia was able to rescue a goat from a full sewer pipe with full physical effort.Ī video shows a woman pulling the animal out of the pipe by a horn. , the police have meanwhile warned of a 60 centimeter high tidal wave on the Aurach river.Ĭars parked in a nearby parking lot should be driven away immediately, it said. Warnings were given there against "flooding for built-up areas". , as emerged from the warnings of the Bavarian flood intelligence service. Thousands of residents had to leave their homes despite the flooding.īecause of the persistent rainfall in combination with the defusing of the bomb at the train station, the city declared a disaster.Īccording to Bayerischer Rundfunk, the explosive device has now been defused. Had to deal with a dud from the Second World War. In addition, the area around Hof was hit: 70 missions still need to be processed, said a spokesman for the Hochfranken control center.Ĭellars and streets were flooded, trees were broken, but there were no injuries. In the Bamberg district, according to the fire brigade, an "impressive number of cellars" were also full.įederal highway 22 had to be closed in the meantime due to flooding, said a fire department spokesman. The heavy rains in many areas of Franconia resulted in full basements and floods.Īccording to the Bamberg Integrated Operations Center, the electricity went out from time to time in the afternoon after a distribution box was submerged. New York: Heavy rain causes flooding in subways Weather outlook: "One low practically pushes the handle into the hand of the next low" Germany: Severe storms flood cellars and streets In addition to the village, the communities of Langenzenn and Veitsbronn are also affected by floods.Īccording to the Bavarian flood news service, the level of the Zenn near Stöckach rose within a few hours by around 2.50 meters to an all-time high, and Sulzach and Altmühl also recorded meter-high increases. There was a complete power outage in the center, said the district fire chief Frank Bauer.īut he reckons that the damage can be repaired in the evening, said Bauer. Numerous people are without electricity after the storms. ![]() : a so-called major damage event was declared there due to floods, landslides and uprooted trees, as the district office announced.Ĭlasses in schools have been discontinued. Storms and floods have led to numerous emergencies in southern Germany. Street in the Lower Franconian Knetzgau: Car in the floods ![]()
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