Storm hits Upper Bavaria hard: many routes closed - S-Bahn evacuated - tree falls on man
Created: 2022-02-17, 2:47 p.m
By: Klaus-Maria Mehr
The left is not the North Sea, but the Chiemsee.
A video (below in the text) shows the force of the storm.
On the right, the DWD is still warning of hurricane gusts.
There is already damage throughout Upper Bavaria.
© Storm Freaks/DWD/Poeplau
Hurricane Ylenia is currently hitting Upper Bavaria with full force.
Fire brigades are constantly on duty everywhere.
There is damage and injuries.
Railway lines and roads are blocked in many places.
Storm Ylenia is currently hitting Upper Bavaria with full force.
Various S-Bahn routes and roads are already blocked.
A man was hit by a falling tree.
Numerous facilities and leisure activities are closed due to the storm.
You can find an overview below.
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Munich – According to the German Weather Service (DWD), Bavaria is still approaching its peak.
Storm low Ylenia is only just unfolding its full force in the Free State.
The rescuers are already in constant use in many places in Upper Bavaria.
Roofs are covered, roads and railway lines are blocked with fallen trees.
In Schliersee, the tin roof of a dormer threatened to come loose and fly around © Ralf Poeplau.
Storm Ylenia hits Upper Bavaria: Several S-Bahn lines blocked by trees - train evacuated
Several S-Bahn routes around Munich were already blocked in the morning.
A tree fell on the overhead line near Altomünster (Dachau district).
Another tree blocked the S4 route between Geltendorf and Puchheim (district of Fürstenfeldbruck).
The S6 in the Starnberg district was also briefly blocked.
More fallen trees block roads throughout Upper Bavaria.
In the Dachau district, too, an S-Bahn had to brake and was evacuated.
Hurricane low over Bavaria: In the north, nothing works by train anymore
If you also want to take the train in the direction of Northern Bavaria, be prepared for cancellations and long delays.
Ten regional express lines have been interrupted in Franconia and Upper Bavaria.
In addition, there are thousands of small power outages throughout Bavaria, mostly also due to fallen trees on power lines.
Storm video at Lake Chiemsee shows the power of Ylenia
Storm Ylenia triggers tragic accident: tree falls on man
A particularly tragic accident occurred in the Fürstenfeldbruck district.
A 36-year-old Germeringer was hit by parts of a falling tree on the way to his car.
A woman found the man lying unconscious under the wood and set the rescue chain in motion.
The fire brigade had to free the man with heavy equipment before he could be taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
The 36-year-old is out of danger.
In contrast to the much more tense situation in Franconia and the Upper Palatinate, apart from the tragic accident, there has been no major damage in Upper Bavaria for the time being, although, as I said, the climax is still to come.
The storm is not expected to subside until the afternoon and the risk of individual hurricane gusts, which are particularly damaging, is slowly decreasing.
Numerous closures due to storm Ylenia in Upper Bavaria - overview
Until then, numerous precautionary measures will be taken in Munich and the surrounding area:
Hellabrunn Zoo will remain closed due to the hurricane warning.
Many mountain railways in the Bavarian ski areas have stopped operating.
Inform yourself in advance.
The
Bavarian Palace Department is closing various parks
.
The Nymphenburg Palace Park in Munich, the Seehof Palace Park in Memmelsdorf near Bamberg, the Schleißheim Palace Park in Oberschleißheim and the Palace Park in Ellingen are already closed.
It is also recommended
to avoid the
English Garden
,
the Rosenau Park in Rödental and all other public green spaces if possible.
In various districts in Bavaria, the schools were closed as a precaution.
You can find an overview here.
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