After a storm in Bavaria: power failure and flooding in the entire region - basements are full - rescuers are on duty

In Wilhermsdorf (Fürth district), after severe storms in Franconia, many people are without electricity.

Floods on the Zenn have caused flooding.

Wilhermsdorf / Fürth - After the severe storms in Franconia, many people in Wilhermsdorf (Fürth district *) are without electricity.

There was a complete power outage in the town center, said the district fire chief Frank Bauer on Friday.

But he reckons that the damage can be repaired in the evening, said Bauer.

In addition to the village, the communities of Langenzenn and Veitsbronn are also affected by floods.

They are also located on the Zenn River.

Franconia: Heavy rains cause flooding - power outage in Gerach

Heavy rain on Friday night and in the morning had caused cellars to fill up and floods in many areas in Franconia.

The district of Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim *, from which the Zenn flows towards the three affected towns in the Fürth district, is particularly hard hit.

In Gerach in the Bamberg district, there had been a power outage in the afternoon after a distribution box got under water, according to the Bamberg Integrated Operations Center.

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