The warning against heavy thunderstorms with torrential rain and hail applies in several German states. So far, the most serious incident has occurred, according to the news agency Focus portal at the tunnel construction site in Stuttgart. According to the police, one person died in the accident. He is a worker.
According to the police, heavy rain flooded the Nesenbach river during the afternoon and a flood of water swept the scaffolding and workers on the underground construction site. Firefighters managed to save one of them, and two other people ended up in the hospital, trying to help in the accident. Rescuers are still looking for the body of the dead man, the police have already started to solve everything.
Rescuers in Düsseldorf set out for another disaster. According to the German Collect lightning struck a twelve-year-old girl riding a bicycle in a group of people. After falling to the ground, a car ran over her. The schoolgirl had to be resuscitated, she is in critical condition in the hospital.
Warnings against very heavy rain apply in parts of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse or Bavaria. In some streets, the water rose so high that it trapped passengers in cars. Firefighters had to help them out.
In Essen, several people even remained locked in the kiosk because the external water pressure made it impossible to open the door. In the end, they managed to free them – they got out through the back exit.
In Recklinghausen, the roof of the house caught fire during a storm. A lightning strike set fire to a tree in Bottrop. According to meteorologists, extreme weather is likely to last during the weekend.
And CHMI experts also issued a warning against storms on Friday. According to them, storms will hit a large part of the republic during Saturday – from western Bohemia to the south of Moravia. Hail may also appear, and storms should subside in the evening.
– .
