Germany's weather agency DWD issued a new storm and rain warning for the regions of the country already affected by flooding. Meteorologists said parts of northern Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg ...

Floods caused by heavy rain in southern Germany ... Thousands of people in the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have fled their homes since torrential rains began on Friday.

Local resident Gertrude told the Kurier website that the flooding brought back ... the Rhine in some areas of southern Germany, although authorities in Baden-Württemberg in the south west say ...

Breached flood embankments, dams and evacuated villages ... to levels reached only once in a hundred years. This weekend, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria were particularly affected.