Deadly floods hit southern Germany

Armenpress 10:06, 30 May, 2016

YEREVAN, MAY 30, ARMENPRESS. Three people have been killed as violent weather struck the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, reports Deutsche Welle.

 Heavy rain caused an underground car park to collapse. Much of the destruction is centered in the town of Schwäbisch Gmünd in the East Württemberg region. Authorities said a volunteer firefighter was killed while trying to rescue a flooding victim - the man he was trying to save is listed as missing.

Separately, police said one person died in an underground car park in the town of Weißbach after it became flooded with rainwater.

The storm was reportedly centered in the Ostalb district near the state border with Bavaria. Numerous vehicles were reportedly underwater and emergency services had to rescue stranded motorists from their vehicles.



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