Severe Flooding in Southern Germany Claims Four Lives, Forces Thousands to Evacuate
Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits affected areas, highlighting the increasing frequency of extreme weather events due to climate change.
- Heavy rains caused dams to burst and rivers to overflow, leading to widespread evacuations in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
- A firefighter died during a rescue operation, and several other fatalities were reported from flooded basements.
- Train services and road transport have been severely disrupted, with landslides causing a high-speed train to derail.
- Authorities have deployed around 40,000 emergency personnel to manage the crisis and assist residents.
- German officials emphasize the role of climate change in the increasing severity and frequency of such natural disasters.