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Flooding from heavy rain closes roads in Bavaria

Heavy and constant rain in southern Bavaria has caused road closures amid widespread flooding. A host of rivers haven broken their banks and snow has even fallen in the highest Alpine regions.

Published: 23 June 2009 14:16 CEST
Flooding from heavy rain closes roads in Bavaria
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Flooding was reported in Upper Bavaria, with the towns of Traunstein, Berchtesgaden and Altötting particularly badly hit. The rivers Isar, Iller, Lech and Wertach broke their banks after nearly 70 litres per square metre of rain fell within 24 hours.

Flood warnings have been issued for areas around the Tiroler Achen, Traun, Salzach and Saalach rivers, while experts say they expect rain and thus further flooding to continue for the next two days in the region.

Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze, was covered with 60 centimetres of new snow, taking the total coverage there to 275 centimetres.

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‘Turbo spring’: Germany to see temperatures above 25C

Germany is set for a blast of warm weather in the coming week as the colder spell eases off.

Published: 26 April 2024 16:56 CEST
'Turbo spring': Germany to see temperatures above 25C

“The late winter weather of the past few days with frost and snow is a thing of the past for the time being, and spring will kick into turbo gear over the next few days,” said meteorologist Adrian Leyser from the German Weather Service (DWD) on Friday.

Temperatures are expected to rise sharply over the weekend with plenty of sunshine, forecasters said. In Germany anything above 25C is classed as a summer day. “The summer mark of 25C will be cracked regionally as early as Sunday,” said Leyser.

It comes as snow and hail hit Germany last week, and temperatures fell below freezing in some places.

But showers and thunderstorms are still possible in the west and north of Germany. Maximum temperatures there are expected to reach around 20C. 

According to the DWD, spring will get a little damper on Monday, with a few rain spells.  “However, the next low pressure system over Western Europe is preparing to turn on the warm air jet again from Tuesday,” said the meteorologist.

On Wednesday – which is a public holiday across Germany for International Workers’ Day – temperatures could soar nearer 30C. 

“In the south and east, we are even approaching the 30C mark,” said Leyser. However, the weather will remain “susceptible to disruption”, said Leyser, especially in the west where there is a risk of isolated and sometimes severe thunderstorms.

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