Death toll from floods across southern Germany rises to 6
A woman walks through a flooded alley in the city on the three rivers, Passau, Germany, Wednesday June 5, 2024. Many places in Bavaria continue to be flooded after heavy rainfall. Credit: AP/Peter Kneffel
BERLIN — The death toll from floods across a large part of southern Germany rose to six on Wednesday as police recovered the body of a woman missing since the weekend from a canal in Bavaria.
The 79-year-old failed to return home after being seen on a bicycle in Jettingen-Scheppach, near the city of Augsburg, on Sunday. A local resident spotted her body in a canal on Wednesday, police said.
Persistent heavy rain led to widespread flooding over the weekend. While the situation has now eased in southwestern Germany, water levels are only gradually beginning to recede along the Danube in eastern Bavaria.
The bodies of four people who died in the floods were found Sunday and Monday, three of them in inundated basements. Police reported a fifth victim, a driver whose body was recovered from a submerged car, on Tuesday.
_
Look back at NewsdayTV's top exclusives and highlights of 2025 Take a look back at the exclusive stories Newday journalists brought you in 2025, from investigations to interviews with celebrities.
Look back at NewsdayTV's top exclusives and highlights of 2025 Take a look back at the exclusive stories Newday journalists brought you in 2025, from investigations to interviews with celebrities.
