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Firefighters save motorists from waterlogged vehicles.

An elderly driver, age 81, was saved from floodwaters in Hahnbach, Upper Palatinate by the fire department after his car became stuck on a flooded road. He had driven to the area to view the flooding in the Vils river when his vehicle ended up immersed in the rising water on Sunday. The man...

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The emergency number 112 can be seen on an emergency vehicle of the fire department.
The emergency number 112 can be seen on an emergency vehicle of the fire department.

Meteorological conditions - Firefighters save motorists from waterlogged vehicles.

In Swabia, two men experienced troubles with their vehicles due to flooding. In Günzburg district, a man ventured across fields on a quad bike in Großkötz and apparently misjudged the depth of the water. The quad bike submerged, but the man managed to escape. A different man tried to maneuver his car over a barricaded road in Ellzee, and his vehicle stayed put. The Water Rescue Service was dispatched to save the man from the flooded road.

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