Excessive water levels causing inundation. - Flooding warning issued for a river basin situated in southern Brandenburg.
In the regions of the Black Elster and Pulsnitz in southern Brandenburg, close to the border with Saxony, floods are occurring. The Ortrand gauge (in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district) has issued a warning at level 1, as stated by the State Environment Agency's website. This indicates that the flooding will likely impact meadows and riverbank plants. For the other rivers, there were no flood alerts on Tuesday. Nevertheless, the scenario in southern Germany remained critical. Multiple districts declared emergencies, and as of now, five casualties have been reported.
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In the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, specifically at the Ortrand gauge, flooding warnings were issued due to high water levels, affecting the Black Elster and Pulsnitz rivers nearby Brandenburg's border with Saxony. Despite the flooding, no flood alerts were reported for other rivers in southern Brandenburg on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the flooding scenario in southern Germany remained severe, resulting in multiple districts declaring emergencies and causing five casualties.
