About 800 Bundeswehr troopers are on responsibility in Bavaria due to the floods. As a spokesman for the Bavarian State Order introduced on Sunday afternoon, the main target of the work is at present within the Pfaffenhofen space. There are about 200 troopers on website there, and one other 100 are anticipated to affix them throughout the day. There are about 70 troops within the Dillingen space.
Based on the spokesman, 50 troopers had been deployed within the Aichach-Friedberg space and had been launched on Sunday afternoon. Different forces are nonetheless on their option to their positions. The troopers assist, amongst different issues, by filling and inserting sandbags. Within the Günzburg space, for instance, the Bundeswehr was additionally offering blankets, beds and automobiles, the spokesman mentioned. In Bavaria, the land is flooded in lots of locations after heavy rains. Brown floodwater flows down streets, and other people trapped by the flood needed to be rescued from their properties by inflatable boats or helicopters. In Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm in Higher Bavaria, a firefighter died throughout a rescue operation. The A9 motorway is closed for round 50 kilometers after a dam burst within the Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm space. A piece between Allershausen and Ingolstadt was affected and the street was partially flooded, mentioned a spokesman for the North Bavarian Police Headquarters. There are additionally energy outages. Numerous individuals are affected.
2024-06-02 12:05:33
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