Germany – Rescues and Evacuations After Flash Floods in North

Severe thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain affected parts of Germany yesterday, 10 May, 2018.

Flash flooding was reported in Hamburg and areas of Schleswig-Holstein, where emergency services received over 2,000 calls for help.

Several people had to be rescued from flooded cars or homes in Bergedorf, Lohbrügge and Oststeinbek in the north east of the city. Flooding was also reported in other areas of the district of Stormarn. Several roads were closed in the area.

German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA ) reported that a building was evacuated in Oststeinbek and 15 people in Lohbrügge, where a huge sinkhole appeared as a result of the heavy rain.

Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) had issued warnings for severe thunderstorms and heavy rain of up to 60 mm for parts of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. Unwetterzentrale in Germany said that the Schleswig-Holstein town of Quickborn, which is about 27 km north west of Oststeinbek, recorded 58.7 mm of rain in 24 hours to early 11 May. (Update: DWD later added that 42 mm of the rain in Oststeinbek fell in 30 minutes.)

Elsewhere in Germany a severe hailstorm affected Rhön-Grabfeld in Bavaria

Social Media

Hamburg wurde von den Unwetter an Christi Himmelfahrt schwer getroffen: Ein Mehrfamilienhaus in Lohbrügge ist einsturzgefährdet, nachdem Starkregen Außenwände unterspült hat!
Auch anderswo gab es #Hagel und #Fluten: https://t.co/L3GwFAf6ji #Wetter #Unwetter #Gewitter #Hamburg pic.twitter.com/CSytnOa6b0

— wetteronline.de (@WetterOnline) May 11, 2018

Hamburg und #Oststeinbek wurden von dem #Gewitter besonders getroffen #Unwetter https://t.co/eakEFT59EB pic.twitter.com/yp7nT88dDM

— LN_Online (@LN_Online) May 10, 2018

Die #Gewitter ziehen sich jetzt in den Nordosten zurück. Anbei Karte und Liste der 12stündigen Niederschlagsmengen bis 20 Uhr. Spitzenreiter ist #Quickborn mit 58,7 l/m², gefolgt von der #Wasserkuppe mit 54,6 und #Veilsdorf (Thüringen) mit 51,2 l/m². Siehe https://t.co/UgzBMANODR pic.twitter.com/78cNWSFFwg

— Unwetterzentrale (@uwz_de) May 10, 2018