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Germany: storms forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 vacationers Germany Stuttgart storms Southern Germany has been hit by extreme weather: several people were injured when trees fell at a campsite on Lake Constance. Regional rail transportation was also affected. Severe storms hit two campsites on Lake Constance on Germany's border with Switzerland, as a result of which some 1,200 people had to be evacuated overnight. One campground was in Lindau, where six people were injured by by falling trees, one seriously. About 900 people were evacuated from there, and another 300 people were evacuated from a campsite in Friedrichshafen, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) away. Elsewhere in southern Germany, 10 more people were injured by flying debris when the storm hit a cluster of motorcyclists in Nördlingen, in the state of Bavaria . Police said three people were hospitalized. Falling trees caused the closure of several regional rail lines in the state and neighboring Baden-Württemberg to the west. City trains in the Bavarian capital Munich were completely stopped overnight and some sections were still closed Friday morning, rail operator Deutsche Bahn said. In and around the city of Freiburg in the state of Baden-Württemberg, police said they were called 600 times for incidents including flooding in basements and streets. Inclement weather will continue in both states on Friday, with thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and evening and severe storms in some places, bringing rain, hail and wind gusts of up to 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour), according to a report by the German Meteorological Service (DWD).
