Several people remain missing, but police reported the rescue of a 32-year-old woman on Tuesday after spending 52 hours in a tree to escape floodwaters.
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At least five people have died in floods in southern Germany, police say. The death toll rose on Tuesday June 4, after the death of a 52-year-old woman who found herself trapped in her car caught in the floodwaters.
In the previous days, three people were found dead in their basements, and a rescuer lost his life after his boat capsized. Several people remain missing, but police reported the rescue of a 32-year-old woman on Tuesday after spending 52 hours in a tree to escape floodwaters.
The torrential rains, which have fallen since Friday in the south of the country, have caused floods mobilizing more than 60,000 rescuers in Bavaria. They caused the evacuation of more than 6,000 people in this region.
The Land of Bavaria is providing assistance “at least 100 million” euros, declared Tuesday in Munich the head of government of this region, Markus Söder. The famous Bavarian football club, Bayern Munich, also announced on Tuesday that it would donate one million euros to flood victims.
