Storm in southern Germany: injured and derailed train

Storms over parts of southern Germany caused damage and several people were injured. In Baden-Württemberg, there were at least three injured in Freiburg, including two children. The children suffered minor injuries from fallen trees, and a fallen construction site barrier also injured one person, the fire department said. A police patrol car was hit by a broken branch.

There were also power outages in some parts of the city during the night, as the network operator Badenova stated on its homepage. In total, the storm led to around 50 fire brigade operations in the city area, and 70 emergency services were on duty. Bicycle paths and streets were partly blocked. The storm front had passed through and the situation was under control, it said.

Thunderstorms also in Bavaria

Thunderstorms also hit Bavaria. In Ostallgäu, a train hit a tree that had fallen in the storm and derailed slightly. “There were no injuries,” said a spokesman for the Swabia South/West police headquarters. The regional train traveling on the Augsburg - Füssen route was occupied by 15 passengers. They continued on a replacement bus.

The train was scheduled to be towed away during the day following the incident overnight. The route is closed. The tree had fallen near the Leuterschach district of Marktoberdorf.

In addition, the police headquarters recorded around 50 storm-related operations in the region - such as trees falling on cycle paths or garden furniture being blown away. “There was a lot of blowing, but it ended lightly,” said the police spokesman.

How the weather will continue on Wednesday

According to the forecast from the German Weather Service (DWD), heavy showers of rain are expected on Wednesday from the southwest to the Upper Palatinate Forest - lasting in the southeast in the afternoon. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible in the northwest and north. The temperatures will drop significantly compared to Tuesday and reach highs of up to 23 degrees.