Situation in flood-hit German city 'dramatic'

June 04, 2013

Swollen rivers gushed into the old section of Passau in southeast Germany on Monday, as water rose in the city to levels not seen in more than five centuries.

The city was one of the worst hit by flooding that has spread across a large area of central Europe following heavy rainfall in recent days.

At least eight people were reported to have died and nine were missing due to floods in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.