HFrequent storms in the evening and at night hit parts of Saxony and Bavaria. A flash flood tore a person in the Saxon town of Erzgebirgskreis (Erzgebirgskreis).This Fire departmentIt was still active in the Steinbach district late at night, but was initially unsuccessful. The police have not yet been able to provide more details about the accident.
Due to heavy rain, the Hof district of Upper Franconia in Bavaria was declared a disaster. Regional administrator Oliver Bär said on Tuesday night that this is especially helpful for centralizing and coordinating operations. In the late afternoon, the fire brigade, technical assistance organization (gross weight) And rescuers in the area on duty. According to the regional office, the fire brigade and police carried out more than 200 missions throughout the region. The city of Selbitz was particularly hard hit by the storm. Emergency services must be there more than 120 times. They pumped water from many cellars and purchased sandbags. Some residents had to leave their homes temporarily. The city’s elementary school will be closed on Wednesday.
As a police spokesperson announced early Wednesday morning, the entire area was closed due to floods and traffic accidents, and two people suffered minor injuries. In addition, there are full cellars, fallen trees and occasional power outages. According to data from the German Meteorological Agency, as many as 80 liters of water fell from there within twelve hours, and there were also thunderstorms. There were no reports of casualties.
“The people are desperate”
Heavy rain also flooded the streets and wine cellars of Hagen in North Rhine-Westphalia. As the police headquarters spokesperson announced early on Wednesday morning, hundreds of emergency calls were made to the fire department overnight. “People are desperate,” the spokesperson said, referring to the many wine cellars in the city. In addition, as the streets were flooded, vehicles started to skid in some places. The injured person is unknown.
The mud was also washed from the slope onto the road, so many areas were impassable. The spokesman said that due to debris on the street, police and fire trucks could not even enter some areas.
The German Weather Service (DWD) warned on Tuesday that there will be storms in parts of Germany. For federal states such as North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and Hesse, sometimes heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected. In addition, due to severe thunderstorms, DWD issued severe weather warnings to parts of Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia.
