After storm Zoltan, the weather situation in Germany has largely calmed down. But heavy rain in central Germany is causing the already full rivers to rise further. There are currently several flood warnings in Central Germany.
According to the German Weather Service (DWD), long-lasting rain will determine the weather situation on the Christmas weekend. The levels of many rivers are rising, especially in central Germany. On Saturday afternoon, the highest reporting level 3 was declared in several regions.
Update 7:21 a.m | Saxony: Warning level 3 in Chemnitz and Würschnitz
The flooding continues to rise in parts of Saxony. Flood warning level 3 out of 4 has now been issued for the Chemnitz and Würschnitz rivers. The Saxony Flood Center said flooding could occur in individual areas.
07:03 am | Thuringia: Many calls to rescue control centers
In Thuringia, the rescue control center telephones are no longer idle, especially in the north and south of the country. Water levels have risen to five times normal in some cases.
6:47 a.m | Saxony-Anhalt: Flood control center assumes water levels are rising
The flood control center in Saxony-Anhalt assumes that river levels in the state will continue to rise. Flood warnings had been issued for the Havel, the Mulde and the Elbe.
Residents were asked to be careful, for example not to go into basements. According to the information, the Chemnitz fire department also used flood sirens to warn the population of the danger. Alert level 3 was already in effect for the Lungwitzbach at the St. Egidien gauge, while the Zwickauer Mulde had reached level 2 at the Wechselburg 1 gauge.
10:48 p.m | Flooding in Bünde in North Rhine-Westphalia
The authorities have declared a flood risk for the Else and its tributaries in the Bünde urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia.
10:46 p.m | Warning level 1 for Zwickauer Mulde and Lungwitzbach
The authorities in Zwickau are warning of flooding of the Zwickauer Mulde below the Rödelbach estuary and/or the Lungwitzbach below the Rödlitzbach estuary. Accordingly, the water level has risen sharply.
7:24 p.m | Warning level 1 for Pleiße in the Zwickau district
The Saxon State Flood Center has also declared warning level 1 for the Pleiße and its tributaries near Neukirchen/Pleiße and Crimmitschau.
6:57 p.m | Alert level 1 for Zwickauer Mulde and Zwota
Due to sharply rising water levels, the Saxon State Flood Center declared warning level 1 on Saturday evening for the Zwickauer Mulde, the Zwota and their tributaries near the town of Klingenthal and the municipality of Muldenhammer.
According to the authorities, water levels are expected to rise further. This means that the first floods can no longer be ruled out.
5:31 p.m | Floods in several Thuringian regions
The continuous rain is causing water levels to continue to rise in several Thuringian regions. Late on Saturday afternoon, the highest reporting level of 3 was declared for several gauges.
In many places in northern Thuringia, the fire brigade was already on duty in the evening – including in the Nordhausen district. The highest reporting level for floods was already in effect on the Helme near Sundhausen and the Wipper in the late afternoon.
There were also high levels in southern Thuringia in the evening – and the trend is rising. According to the forecast, the Nahe is expected to reach its highest level around midnight. In the late afternoon, the rescue control center spoke of a few operations – especially in Sonneberg. In eastern Thuringia the water levels remained largely within the normal range.
4:14 p.m | Several rivers in Saxony-Anhalt are overflowing their banks
The water levels in some rivers in Saxony-Anhalt are rising due to the ongoing rain. Alert level 3 out of 4 continues to apply on the Dumme. Ohre, Holtemme, Bode and Ilse have also already overflowed their banks.
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