The state of Vorarlberg reported numerous streets and areas that were hit by flash flooding, as well as some localized minor landslides. Southeastern Bavaria borders Austria, which was similarly affected overnight. Police said that accidents caused by falling trees killed five people, two of them children, and injured 11 more. Numerous residential areas in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg have been hit by flash flooding Image: picture alliance/dpa/APA Neighboring Austria also hit hard
Level 1 storm warnings, on a scale going up to four, are in place for virtually all of Germany on Saturday, with level 2, 3 or 4 warnings in parts of eastern and southern Bavaria. It warned, however, that the unusual dry-then-wet weather would make accurate flood predictions and warnings extremely difficult. However, it said that "in mid-sized and larger rivers" that were more accurately monitored, "the quantities of rain have so far only led to a few isolated cases of burst banks." It said on Saturday that the extent of the damage overnight had been less serious than feared, but kept its highest storm warning level in place for the southeasternmost tip of Bavaria for Saturday.īavaria's flooding alert service said that streams and rivers that had been at dangerously low levels were filling up rapidly as water ran off the soil and into the tributaries. The German Weather Service (DWD) had issued storm warnings for much of the country overnight.
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In addition to the eight people rescued from the floods Monday, authorities said they helped 108 people who had to spend the night in cottages higher up on the slopes of the valley because of the flood.Fire departments in Bavaria were kept busy overnight as storms and heavy rains prompted flash floods with drains and the dry earth unable to cope with the sudden precipitation.īasements flooded, trees were blown over on public roads, and police reported several road traffic accidents related to aquaplaning (when there's so much water under a vehicle's tires that it severs the car's contact with the road and causes the driver to lose all or almost all control).įirefighters reported that rainwater was running off fields and meadows towards streets, homes and basements.
The body of the woman, who was not identified, was pulled out of the water on Tuesday morning, local police said. More than 160 helpers and helicopters were involved in the rescue missions. The other people were caught by the water or cut off from their paths by the flood elsewhere in the steep valley. Heavy, sudden rains on Monday afternoon had turned the Hammersbach creek in the Valley of Hell near the town of Grainau into floods which tore down a wooden bridge, sweeping down two people into the water. Rescue teams have recovered the body of a woman from the water and are still searching for one more person who was swept off a bridge by sudden floods in the south of the country. Eight other people caught up in the flooding were rescued uninjured. This comes after one person died and another is missing when a flood brought down a bridge in Bavaria, Germany, on Monday. In Upper Austria, more than 100 fire brigades and 1,500 firefighters were called to more than 500 emergencies as water flooded streets In Stummerberg, two houses caught fire after being hit by lightning.
There were also around 200 reports of emergencies in Tyrol, as debris floated through the streets and people's garages and cellars were submerged in water, however no injuries were reported.
In the districts of Gmunden, Kirchdorf and Steyr-Land, the state fire brigade command reported they were mainly called out to help assist people who has water in their homes and cellars. More than 100 fire brigades across the district and 1,500 firefighters were called to more than 500 emergencies as water flooded streets in Upper Austria. The people are more and more afraid,' said the Pinzgau fire brigade chief Claus Portenkirchner. The Pinzgau and Pongau regions in Salzburg were hit particularly hard by the storms as a bus in Dienten am Hochkoenig got destroyed in the floods and stuck under a bridgeĮmergency services were able to rescue those stranded and took them to St Johann congress centre, before evacuating the Krimml train station in Pinzgau.
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