Germany is recovering from powerful floods. Heavy downpours and stormy winds swept across the southern and western regions of the country. Bavaria suffered the most from the bad weather. Gusts of wind knocked down trees and cut power lines. Rivers emerged from the banks, bridges and dams were smashed to smithereens, dozens of houses were flooded. Rescuers received more than three hundred calls for help. The bad weather also damaged the railroad tracks. Because of this, transport links were suspended in some places. In particular, trains to Amsterdam, Brussels, Innsbruck and Vienna were canceled. In the city of Stuttgart as a result of the disaster, the opera building was damaged. The roof of the establishment was torn off, several sculptures were destroyed. On the night of Tuesday, June 29, 330 rescue squads were involved, rescuers had to clear the trunks of fallen trees from the trunks of the fallen trees, including the railway tracks in the area of the city of Wildberg. The German meteorological service DWD warns of partially “extreme weather“ in Baden-Württemberg, including in the Black Forest region, there will be heavy downpours, and large hailstones with a diameter of up to 5 centimeters may fall. It is reported that the hurricane front goes to the FRG from Switzerland.
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