After heavy rain, floods occurred in the Berchtesgadener Land district.
Monday night was a little quieter.
The clean-up is in progress.
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Update from July 19, 8:03 a.m
.: In the Berchtesgadener Land, which was particularly badly hit by storms, people could breathe a sigh of relief. "The night passed quietly," said the fire department. The helpers are now busy with cleaning up. The weather outlook also gives cause for hope. Except for a few short showers, it should stay dry in the coming days. Storms are currently not in sight, said a meteorologist from the German Weather Service (DWD). The residents of a settlement evacuated due to renewed flood risk have now been able to return to their homes.
Update from July 18, 10:05 p.m.:
The district of Berchtesgadener Land is going into another night as a disaster area. Meanwhile, the first balance sheets are available: According to a report by the portal
bgland24.de
, 900 assistants were most recently in the places Berchtesgaden, Bischofswiesen, Schönau am Königssee, Marktschellenberg and Ramsau - many since Saturday evening without a break. The local operations manager Anton Brandner described dramatic scenes: "Vehicles on the streets became the plaything of the masses of water."
Update from July 18, 8:00 p.m.:
Even apart from the disaster area Berchtesgadener Land, there are still flood worries in Bavaria: In Miesbach district fire chief Anton Riblinger expects the level of the Schlierach to peak during the course of Sunday evening *.
Reporting level two can be achieved.
In Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Partnach is still causing the emergency services to worry *.
However, there was also positive news from the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district: The high investments in flood control had an effect - for example in Eschenlohe, there is no great danger there.
In Lower Bavaria, meanwhile, the water levels of the Danube and Inn rose in Passau.
The highest flood warning level was calculated here.
The promenade and parking lots were flooded.
Berchtesgadener Land: Rescuers in great demand - THW vehicle had a serious accident
Update from July 18, 6.40 p.m.:
In action against the effects of the floods in the Berchtesgadener Land district, a special vehicle from the Technical Relief Organization (THW) crashed on Sunday afternoon *
On the B319 in Berchtesgaden, the vehicle hit the opposite lane, collided with a VW Golf, overturned and remained on the roof.
Four people were injured, two of them seriously, as the Bavarian Red Cross (BRK) announced in Berchtesgadener Land.
The cause of the accident is still unknown.
The brakes may be overheated.
According to the information, the THW vehicle was loaded with sandbags.
The 25-year-old passenger suffered such serious injuries that he had to be flown to a Salzburg clinic in a helicopter.
The driver was injured moderately, the couple on board the VW got away with minor injuries.
The three accident victims came to surrounding clinics.
On-call services of the BRK have been in constant use in the region since Saturday evening - among other things as reinforcement for regular rescuers, as districts can only be reached via roads that are no longer passable, sometimes via long detours.
The volunteers of the BRK water guards are also challenged.
On Saturday evening, for example, occupants of one of the cars that had been driven off the Königsseer Ache on the B305 had to be rescued.
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A tree trunk is pulled out of the water during storms and floods in Bavaria in the Berchtesgadener Land.
© Felix Hörhager / dpa
Berchtesgaden and Southern Bavaria: Official severe weather warnings - selfie hunters in danger zone cause police concern
Update from July 18, 6:24 p.m.:
In the high water area of Berchtesgadener Land
, selfie
hunters are causing the police and rescue workers to worry - onlookers keep going into danger areas or close to the water that has overflowed, said the police headquarters of Upper Bavaria South and the district office of Berchtesgadener Land on Sunday in a joint statement.
The authorities made an urgent appeal to the people of the region: “Stay away from the banks of the waters as a matter of urgency!
Do not go into the danger areas and obstruct the rescue workers! "
Meanwhile, there has been no all-clear in the flood areas: the German Meteorological Service continues to maintain an official storm warning for a strip along the edge of the Alps from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Berchtesgadener Land.
Here "heavy continuous rain" is expected until midnight.
Precipitation amounts of up to 45 liters per square meter are possible in the southern half of the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Miesbach, Rosenheim and Traunstein.
In the crisis area around Berchtesgaden even up to 70 liters / square meter.
In NRW, the number of deaths is increasing after the devastating flood disaster, as
reported by wa.de
*.
Berchtesgadener Land: Schools and daycare centers will be closed on Monday
Update from July 18, 5:12 p.m.:
In the flood areas in Upper Bavaria, schools and daycare centers will be closed on Monday. The district office of Berchtesgadener Land announced on Sunday that there will be emergency care. It is not yet clear whether the facilities in Berchtesgaden, Bischofswiesen, Marktschellenberg, Ramsau and Schönau am Königssee will have to remain closed on Tuesday. On the one hand, this serves the safety of the children, it was said as a reason. Above all, the passable streets should be kept clear so that the emergency services could get through smoothly with their heavy equipment.
Update from July 18, 3:40 p.m.:
In the meantime, Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder has arrived in the flood area in southeast Bavaria. He is accompanied by Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann and Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz. First, the politicians in Berchtesgaden were informed about the situation. Afterwards, they want to get an idea for themselves in Schönau am Königssee. There is also a press meeting there, where Söder, Herrmann, Scholz and Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber want to inform about the following steps.
Update from July 18, 3:01 p.m .:
Still no all-clear in Berchtesgadener Land: The German Weather Service warns of “heavy continuous rain” throughout the eastern and central Alpine rim of Bavaria until late at night.
The Berchtesgaden Alps are still hit hardest.
Here again up to 70 liters per square meter, in stowage locations even up to 120 liters, can be expected.
The rain is only supposed to subside during the night and the weather will calm down on Monday.
Berchtesgadener Land badly hit by storms - further evacuations
Update from July 18, 2:25 p.m.:
In Berchtesgadener Land, which has been particularly hard hit by the storms, more houses have to be evacuated.
A part of the Königsseer Ache is affected, as the district office announced on Sunday.
How many people are affected or what exactly is threatening in the region - i.e. floods or a slope slide - the spokeswoman did not say.
The decision was only recently made.
Affected people would be contacted directly.
Video: Flood: Berchtesgadener Ache is a raging river
"It is important to pay attention to the instructions of the emergency services, to leave the affected area quickly and to go to the arranged assembly point." It is still difficult to assess the situation as a whole.
It rains again and again, even heavier, said the spokeswoman.
135 people were previously brought to safety.
Because in Schönau am Königssee there is a risk of a slope slide, a geologist is on site to assess the situation, according to the district office.
According to information from
bgland24.de
, a fully booked hotel here had to be evacuated.
Accordingly, between 135 and 150 people were brought to a nearby hotel and inn.
Flood in Berchtesgaden: District Administrator issues a warning to day trippers
Update from July 18, 1:44 p.m
.: Because of the flood situation in Berchtesgadener Land, day trippers should avoid the region in southeast Bavaria. District Administrator Bernhard Kern called on day tourists at a press conference in Bad Reichenhall on Sunday morning. The emergency services would have their hands full. The rail traffic between Bad Reichenhall and Berchtesgaden has been discontinued, said Kern. Roads were also "extremely badly affected".
The situation in the Berchtesgadener Land district remains tense.
As
reported by
Focus Online
, more streets have to be evacuated.
Schönau am Königssee is specifically affected.
Residents of the Königsseer Ache between Königssee and Kreiverkehr Berchtesgaden are urged to leave their homes because of the risk of flooding the Ache.
The directive currently affects 135 people.
Land under in Berchtesgaden: floods hit the region hard - and the situation remains tense
First report from July 18, 11.00 a.m
.: Berchtesgaden - Severe weather * and heavy rain * hit southeast Bavaria on Saturday.
The Berchtesgadener Land district was particularly hard hit.
The result: two dead, houses threatened with collapse and evacuations.
Around 890 assistants are currently on site.
Prime Minister Markus Söder and Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann also want to get an idea of the situation in the flood area - the time and place for the visit have not yet been determined.
Flood in Berchtesgaden - "Vehicles on the streets became the plaything of the water masses"
Local operations manager Anton Brandner spoke of dramatic scenes in the Berchtesgadener Land district: "Vehicles on the streets became the plaything of the masses of water." Torrential rain on Saturday evening ensured that the river Ache overflowed its banks and a disaster was declared. Two people were killed. A victim died of a natural cause, said District Administrator Bernhard Kern (CSU) at a press conference in Bad Reichenhall on Sunday morning. But that could also be related to the storm.
The places that were particularly affected were Berchtesgaden, Bischofswiesen, Schönau am Königssee, Marktschellenberg and Ramsau in the far south-east of Bavaria.
The fire brigade and other auxiliary workers had to go to up to 500 missions - also to save human lives.
Accordingly, houses had to be evacuated because they were in danger of collapsing.
130 people were brought to safety, including 80 from a settlement in Schönau am Koenigssee, said Kern.
It is unclear whether the settlement will have to be closed for longer.
Rail traffic between Bad Reichenhall and Berchtesgaden has also been discontinued, some roads are closed.
Floods in the Berchtesgadener Land: The situation remains tense
And the situation remains tense, because the next rain front has already been announced.
The heavy rain in the past few days had caused the water levels of the Ache to skyrocket on Saturday evening.
Kern said it was inconceivable, even for the local forces, what problems the precipitation caused.
“We're looking at the Palatinate, we're looking at NRW,” he said.
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Flood balance in Berchtesgaden: "Yesterday went smoothly"
In most cases the worst could be prevented. "Yesterday went smoothly," said Brandner. Now people are looking at the weather forecast with concern. The clean-up work will definitely keep them busy for a long time.
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