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Tragedy strikes Dachau as well.

In Dachau's Upper Bavaria, a state of emergency is enforced. Petershausen's municipality faces critical flooding, and other areas are tense, leading to District Administrator Stefan Löwl (CSU) declaring a state of disaster on Sunday morning, per district office. As local forces are insufficient...

There are rubber boots in the stairwell of a house whose basement is full of water.
There are rubber boots in the stairwell of a house whose basement is full of water.

Overwhelming Water Deluge - Tragedy strikes Dachau as well.

In ten different areas, a disaster has been declared. These areas include Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Augsburg, Schrobenhausen, Dillingen, Freising, Donau-Ries, Unterallgäu, Günzburg, Aichach-Friedberg, and Neu-Ulm.

The Dachau district is seeing rising water levels in the Glonn, the Maisach, and the Amper. Petershausen is one town that's been hit hardest by the floods, with many homes impacted and various rescues taking place. Teams have saved around a dozen people from the flooded areas. More evacuations are planned. The asylum shelter near the Glonn was also evacuated in the evening. More than 50 homes in Petershausen have been damaged.

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