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36.2 degrees: parties and storms at night

2021-06-23T06:40:34.003Z


Summer in Germany shows itself with maximum daily temperatures of up to 36.2 degrees. At the same time, the weather leads to swimming accidents during the day and sprawling parties and heavy storms at night.


Summer in Germany shows itself with maximum daily temperatures of up to 36.2 degrees.

At the same time, the weather leads to swimming accidents during the day and sprawling parties and heavy storms at night.

Offenbach (dpa) - With maximum daily temperatures of 36.2 degrees each, Bernburg an der Saale in Saxony-Anhalt and Waghäusel-Kirrlach in Baden-Württemberg were the hottest places in Germany.

Third place went to Saxony-Anhalt: In Seehausen in the Altmark, 35.8 degrees were measured at the top, as it was called by the German Weather Service (DWD) in Offenbach.

Forest fire risk despite local thunderstorms

Overall, it was the warmest in northeast Germany, in the region values ​​close to 36 degrees were measured at several stations. According to the Ministry of the Environment, there is a very high risk of forest fires in all districts of Brandenburg.

Local thunderstorms, sometimes with the risk of storms and heavy rain, could provide some remedy.

However, according to the DWD, the drought and the risk of forest fires remain.

Several dead and one missing after swimming accidents

At the same time, the heat lured people to the water, which led to several swimming accidents.

According to police in Baden-Württemberg, a man went down in Karlssee on the former site of the Federal Horticultural Show (Buga).

The 22-year-old was rescued and reanimated by divers from the fire brigade, but then died in hospital.

A 20-year-old man also drowned in the Achterdieksee in Bremen.

As the German Life Rescue Society (DLRG) announced, the 20-year-old man was discovered by a lifeguard around 30 meters from the shore at a depth of 4 to 5 meters after bathers had drawn attention to the accident.

The resuscitation attempt by an emergency doctor who had arrived in the meantime failed.

According to the police in Hamburg, a young man was swept away by the current of the Elbe and has been missing since then.

At first a witness tried to help the boy, but he too drowned in the water and was finally rescued by a police officer.

However, the 17-year-old could not be found by the arriving police.

The missing person is now being searched for with the help of divers and drones.

The water rescue service in Bavaria also warns before the heat weekend to be careful when bathing in lakes, rivers and outdoor pools.

The sad occasion: At temperatures around 30 degrees, swimming accidents in Bavarian waters have recently claimed three lives.

Two women and a man died in waters in Nuremberg, near Munich and in the Upper Franconian district of Hof, as the police announced.

Hamburg police ended the party with 3000 people

But not only during the day but also at night there were numerous police operations due to the weather.

The police in Hamburg broke up a party of around 3000 people in the city park.

Due to the non-compliance with the applicable corona rules, the police first tried to use headlights to get the group to leave, said a police spokesman.

However, since this did not succeed and groups of 100-200 people were repeatedly formed, the police decided to evacuate the area.

Occasionally, bottles were thrown at the police officers.

In the southwest of Germany, however, there were strong storms at night, which meant that the A8 near Pforzheim (Baden-Württemberg) had to be closed.

Heavy rain flooded the road between the junctions Pforzheim-West and Karlsbad.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210619-99-56813 / 2

Source: merkur

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