Raftsmen from all over Europe will meet for a special raft trip in Wolfratshausen next week. The reason is the flood.

The water is too high, a trip too risky, raft master Josef Seitner says. A decision must be made in the coming week, he says. "It would be a shame if it didn't work out," he adds. "This year it's a circus," says the managing director of one of the three raft companies.