6 minutes ago ⚠️Thunder front with heavy rain in western Germany leads to multiple floods

A storm front with torrential rain in western Germany led to numerous floods. Municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg and Saarland were particularly affected. There were landslides, including in Münsterland and in the south of Lower Saxony. According to the fire department in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, buildings on some streets were under two meters of water. According to the German Meteorological Service in Essen, a large amount of rain fell in a short time. According to radar measurements, it was between 60 and 70 liters per square meter in the area of Bielefeld and Detmold. They said that this amount of water would fall for almost a whole month. Emergency rescue and evacuation measures are being carried out. Special attention is paid to the elderly. The authorities are preparing aid packages for victims of natural disasters. latest news,news europe,flood austria,flood germany,flood belgium,storm in europe 2023,weather 2023,cataclysm europe,austria storm,weather news,weather austria,storm germany,extreme weather,spain flood,italy flood,france flood,storm today,flash flood,heavy rain in europe 2023,Ballingen-Frommern flood,Ballingen flood,germany news 2023,North Rhine-Westphalia flood,Lower Saxony flood,Rhineland-Palatinate flood,Baden-Württemberg flood