“Then they swim to Austria”: Passau police take action - after local residents have failed to do so

The water levels in Passau are rising.

The police are now responding after residents failed to repark their cars despite the flood warning.

Passau - The water levels in Passau * continue to rise every hour.

As a precaution, the police * have now towed cars to parking lots on the Danube, as a spokeswoman said on Sunday.

Residents have failed to repark their vehicles despite flood warnings.

"If we don't tow them away, they'll swim as far as Austria," said the police spokeswoman.

Passau / Bavaria: The level of the Danube rises to 7.80 meters - the water level of the Inn also increases

According to the flood news service, the level of the Danube had risen by almost two meters to 7.80 meters over the course of Saturday.

The water level of the Inn rose from 3.30 to 5.40 in the last twelve hours.

Flood: Berchtesgadener Ache is a raging river

In Bavaria, too, there are floods at the weekend: In the districts of Traunstein and Berchtesgadener Land, the fire brigades fight hundreds of missions against the masses of water.

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