Overview
- In Dortmund around 8:30 a.m., a burst water pipe inundated Rüschebrinkstraße and immobilized a car.
- Firefighters positioned a truck alongside so the driver could exit via the sunroof after a tow failed due to a blocked gearbox.
- Crews cleared sand, stones and debris from drains, allowing floodwater to recede in about an hour.
- In Remscheid at 8:23 a.m., a vehicle slid down a slope by the Eschbachtalsperre for reasons not yet determined and threatened to drop toward the water.
- The Remscheid car was secured, the occupant was checked by paramedics and remained at the scene, and police took over.