- Title: GERMANY: Floods submerge parts of Munich-Salzburg motorway
- Date: 3rd June 2013
- Summary: GRABENSTAETT, GERMANY (JUNE 03, 2013) (REUTERS) STRETCH OF A8 MUNICH-SALZBURG MOTORWAY SUBMERGED UNDER FLOODWATERS VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ON BICYCLES ON MOTORWAY PAN ACROSS SUBMERGED MOTORWAY CLOSE OF SUBMERGED SIGN SAYING, IN GERMAN, 'EXIT' PEOPLE PUSHING INFLATABLE CANOE ACROSS WATER WIDE OF PEOPLE PUSHING CANOE ON FLOODED MOTORWAY VARIOUS OF COUPLE IN CANOE, BEING PULLED OVER WATER TO OTHER SIDE OF FLOODED WATER VARIOUS OF DEBRIS COLLECTED ON EDGE OF MOTORWAY CLOSE OF STOP SIGN WIDE OF SUBMERGED MOTORWAY WATER FLOWING PAST AND DEBRIS COLLECTING AROUND SUBMERGED POLE FIELD OVERLOOKING SUBMERGED MOTORWAY TWO PEOPLE IN SWIMMING TRUNKS WALKING THROUGH WATER PAN FROM MOTORWAY SIGN TO SUBMERGED ROADS
- Embargoed: 18th June 2013 13:00
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- Location: Germany
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- Country: Germany
- Topics: Disasters
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- Story Text: Floods submerged a major stretch of motorway connecting the German city of Munich with the Austrian city of Salzburg on Monday (June 3), as several European countries continued to experience the worst flooding in over a decade.
Authorities said part of the busy A8 motorway near the Chiemsee Lake was closed. Local residents used inflatable boats to cross the stretch or waded through the ankle-deep water.
Other areas in the southern German state of Bavaria are also hit by flooding, and local authorities have declared a state of emergency for the region.
Germany's interior minister flew to the flood-hit regions on Monday and Chancellor Angela Merkel was preparing to go on Tuesday (June 4), a government spokesman said.
The floods have also overwhelmed parts of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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