Sunday, June 9, 2013

The Elbe inundates German cities

The Elbe has reached new levels of flooding today. Many of the dams have been breached.

Over 20,000 people in Magdeburg have been evacuated from their homes.

Rail bridges over the Elbe have been closeed. ICEs to and from Berlin have been cancelled. Rail traffic in and out of Leipzig, Magdeburg and Halle has been greatly restricted.

11,000 troops of the Bundeswehr are supporting the police and local authorities.

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