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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/16572873

The southern states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have been inundated, causing dam bursts and prompting dramatic rescues. States of emergency have been declared in several areas with more heavy rain expected.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 4 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Residents in the southern German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have been urged to exercise extreme caution Saturday as dramatic evacuations take place across the region.

Train service between the Bavarian capital Munich and Bregenz, Austria, as well as Zurich, Switzerland, were canceled Saturday.

In Fischach, west of Munich, emergency services workers had to rescue residents stranded in their homes with helicopters when the local Schmutter River flooded.

Authorities in Diedorf near Augsburg, for instance, told residents that it was no longer enough for them to simply move to the upper floors of their homes, ordering them to leave as floodwaters continued to rise.

Evacuations in the region began Friday evening, with an apartment building in Lindau, Bavaria, emptied as a precautionary measure.

In the Lake Constance district of Baden Württemberg some 1,300 people were also asked to leave their homes due to the risk of flooding.


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