Overview

• Water levels reached up to about 2–2.5 meters above mean high water at Hamburg’s St. Pauli gauge, peaking at 16:03 on Sunday, according to the BSH.
• Hamburg’s Fischmarkt and nearby areas were inundated, parts of Overwerder were flooded, and citywide sirens briefly overloaded emergency calls before police clarified they signaled high water.
• Two teenagers and their dog were located by helicopter and brought to safety by boat in the Wilhelmsburg/Moorwerder area, with no injuries reported.
• Ferry links were widely suspended, including all Halunder Jet sailings to Helgoland and services between Schlüttsiel and the Halligen, while the cruise ship Aidaperla remained unable to depart the Port of Hamburg.
• On Norderney, the Umost campsite was swamped with roughly 80 motorhomes and caravans underwater, and officials are documenting damage and examining why an evacuation was not ordered.