A large-scale operation for fire and rescue service and police on Saturday night triggered a storm in Grainau. On Sunday morning, the K was call-case. The guests of the höllental anger cabin were evacuated by helicopter.

A heavy storm moved in on Sunday night (14. June) on the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen across. In Grainau, there was a high-water event. In the course of the weather event of the disaster out. Against 22.30 o'clock on Saturday (13. June) had to be 200 people evacuated.

Update Sunday, 15 p.m.: The disaster case in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is repealed. 266 residents and tourists were on the whole been in the District of Hammersbach evacuated. For you 140 field were beds ready. 226 forces were due to bad weather in use.

Update Sunday, 14.10 PM: the evacuation of The höllental valley to the anger hut by helicopter in the use of a machine of the Federal police and the police helicopter squadron of Bavaria, is well-run. After about two and a half hours, all 61 guests have arrived safely in the valley. Only the staff of the hut remained on the mountain.

For 14 at the forces and the staff of the civil protection in the Landratsamt Garmisch-discuss Partenkirchen further action.

+ By helicopter to be evacuated on Sunday afternoon the guests of the höllental valley to the anger hut. To no longer walk in the hut to reach. ©Photo press THOMAS VERY

Update, Sunday, 11: 30 a.m.: Landrat Anton spear has to call after the storm in the disaster case. After a meeting with all the organizations, from the fire brigade, the police, the BRK mountain rescue service and the mayor decided to spear to take this step.

After the storm in the night on Sunday people are sitting currently on the höllental valley to the anger the country. "Life and health are in danger," it is part of the district office. The hut is cut off from the outside world, because the roads and bridges in the area between the hut and the valley are destroyed.

"the Primary objective of the forces is that the people will be spent at the hut safely into the valley," stresses spear via press release. This helicopter of the Bavarian police and the Federal police will be used.

A hotline will be set up. The phone number is yet to be announced.

initial message: 250 residents and vacationers to the severe weather in Grainau in the night on Sunday

evacuated + To a raging river of the hammer Creek in the night on Sunday. ©Water rescue Grainau

Grainau - It all happened very quickly. Within a short period of time, the hammersbach increased massively. From a "threatening situation" speaks to the police Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Grainauer the District of Hammersbach. After the heavy rain, residents have reported initially from 22.30 several flooded basements. The situation came to a head. Around midnight, about from the hazardous area until Sunday morning in the Kurhaus Grainau housed.

the case of a disaster in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: driftwood, Flood trigger

It threatens to, there was the risk that stranded driftwood, wedged on the bridge in hammer Creek. This could lead to serious Flooding for hammer Creek. Between the höllentalklamm and the bridge, in the Grainau District of the Hiking trails have been partially - and forest roads washed away.

The rescue service memberships and members of Kriseninterventionsdienses assisted the Evacuees. In addition to the fire Department from Grainau, the were Brigades of Garmisch and Partenkirchen, as well as the water woke up from Grainau, Krün, Uffing and Garmisch-Partenkirchen as well as the mountain rescue Grainau in use.

on-site services were 100 powers of fire and 60 of the forces of the rescue service. The competent Water authority has promptly initiated security measures. Currently, the way to hammersbach direction of the höllentalklamm are completely locked.

The application is not terminated. Currently, the evacuation of höllental anger hut is running according to journal information.

Already on 11. Of June in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen to a high water situation. An E-Biker responded more than negligence.

Date Of Update: 14 June 2020, 10:34