Heavy rains prompted havoc throughout Germany on Friday, with flooding reported in quite a few areas.
A serious storm within the southern German state of Bavaria left roads and cellars flooded, with fallen bushes inflicting disruptions.
In keeping with a police spokesman within the metropolis of Kempten, south-west of Munich, roads have been turned white by hailstones, with round 320 operations reported by emergency companies between 6 pm (1600 GMT) and midnight.
Most affected have been the Allgäu area and the Lindau district, close to Lake Constance and the border to Austria. Comply with-up operations, together with pumping out cellars, continued into the evening.
One other 230 operations have been recorded by the police station within the metropolis of Rosenheim, additional east. Emergency companies responded to flooded cellars and bushes that had fallen onto roads and typically onto tracks. No accidents have been reported.
In the meantime, heavy rain in components of the northern state of Decrease Saxony prompted additional disruption, flooding cellars and streets.
Emergency companies within the County of Bentheim close to the Dutch border have been significantly busy on Friday, with greater than 100 incidents recorded within the city of Nordhorn.
Flooding prompted the emergency room of a hospital to shut quickly, whereas overflowing reservoirs led to additional harm in residential areas. A number of roads have been closed at occasions, with round 200 firefighters referred to as up to reply to the flooding.
Additional south, robust winds prompted harm amounting to €130,000 ($142,000) to a number of residential buildings – together with a retirement residence – on the town of Dissen positioned in a forest close to the town of Osnabrück.
The German Climate Service expects remoted thunderstorms to convey additional heavy rain to Decrease Saxony on Saturday and Sunday, significantly in coastal areas.
