Violent storm: Chaos in Bavaria - flooding and injuries!
Violent storm: Chaos in Bavaria - flooding and injuries!
A strong storm raged over Bavaria on Sunday, June 16, 2025 and put numerous emergency services on alert. The rapid thunderstorms and the accompanying heavy rain ensured a variety of missions in several regions of the Free State.
The situation at the Pfraundorfer See in the Altmühltal was particularly dramatic, where bathers were surprised by the sudden swings. Many did not have enough time to get to safety and hectically searched the vastness with towels and belongings. Thunderstorm clouds also moved over the Neu-Ulm district, which further drove the chaotic weather.missions and damage
Overall, around 200 missions had to be mastered by the police and fire brigade on Sunday evening and the following night. The main reasons for the alarms were rejected trees and full cellar. The most affected regions included northern Upper Bavaria, Lower Bavaria, Upper Palatinate and Swabia. There were about 70 missions in Swabia alone, while the fire brigade had to deploy 84 times in Eastern Bavaria without being injured or deaths (https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/belanz-zum-unwetter-bayern-bisher-blitz-litz-im-freis- undrund-einsoj).
In Neuburg an der Donau, the heavy rain led to flooding of streets and buildings. An incident was particularly noteworthy in which a Ryanair passenger plane from Berlin unexpectedly had to land in Memmingen because the weather made the onward journey impossible. Nine passengers, including a two -year -old child, were injured; The airline organized buses for onward journey.
Nature did not let itself brake and contributed a few unexpected finds: in Leipheim, a Schrapnell grenade from the First World War was discovered during cleaning up.
climate and future
These violent weather events are unfortunately no longer uncommon and are in the context of increasing extreme weather conditions that are favored by climate change. A study by the German Weather Service, the Federal Office for Population Protection and other partners shows that extreme weather events such as heavy rain could increase in the future. The catalog of extreme precipitation events, which is based on radar -based data, proves that such weather conditions become more intense and more comprehensive. German climate portal emphasizes the urgency of adaptation measures in order to minimize the damage in urban environments.
In Munich, the news of the storms even came to a sporting delay: The Nations League semi-final of the German national football team against Portugal had to be postponed by ten minutes, since hail held the players from a brisk game.
The events of the last Sunday should re -enact the discussions about population protection and the need for more city green and compact construction projects so that such weather conditions do not gain the upper hand. It is clear that the Bavarian citizens have to remain vigilant in order to be able to act in good time in such extreme cases.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Ort | Neu-Ulm, Deutschland |
| Quellen | |