Overwhelming Waters: Historic Floods Strike the Country - District Office: 70 men from the German military assist in Dillingen's operations.
The district office's crisis management team sought assistance from the Bundeswehr the day before, as the region declared a state of emergency. The predicament intensified on Saturday evening at the Zusam, a tributary of the Danube, prompting their attention.
Municipalities like Buttenwiesen and Wertingen are now the focus of the district office's crisis management team, as they experience flooding from the Zusam. At Wertingen's town hall, around a hundred people have sought refuge who were displaced from the flood-ravaged area. The town center itself is inundated, with water reaching half a meter in some streets. This is a cause for alarm, as it marks a hundred-year flood.
The immediate forecast by the Water Management Office Donauwörth's flood warning service reveals that the peak flow at Pegel Pfaffenhofen could occur around 10:00 am, with an estimated discharge of 73 cubic meters of water per second. Compared to the previous day's predictions, the current discharge is lower, but still hovering suspiciously close to an HQ100 (75 cubic meters of water per second).
Sunday's outlook includes local heavy rain. The fire department is on standby to offer support to the Zusam-affected regions of communities like Pfaffenhofen and Buttenwiesen if required.
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The flooding situation in Pfaffenhofen, a district in Bavaria, Germany, is of significant concern. The German Armed Forces, specifically 70 men, have been deployed to assist in the district office's emergency operations in Dillingen. The region has been experiencing heavy rain and rising water levels, which have resulted in flood zones in municipalities like Buttenwiesen and Wertingen.
The floodwaters from the Zusam tributary have reached alarming heights, submerging the town center of Wertingen and forcing residents to seek refuge at the town hall. The current situation is a hundred-year flood, a term used to describe an event that occurs once every hundred years.
The Water Management Office Donauwörth's flood warning service has issued a forecast for the peak flow at Pegel Pfaffenhofen, predicting it to occur around 10:00 am on the following day. The estimated discharge is 73 cubic meters of water per second, which is lower than the previous day's prediction, but still close to the HQ100 level.
In response to the unfolding crisis, the fire department stands ready to offer support to any affected regions, including Pfaffenhofen and Buttenwiesen. The focus of the district office's crisis management team is on managing this situation together with local authorities and organizations.
