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butthurt [soylentnews.org] writes:

[revised with information from BBC News, to replace earlier submission [soylentnews.org]]

A storm system over Europe has resulted in floods. They have killed at least eight people in Germany and two in France. A man in southern Poland was killed by lightning. A German girl sheltering under a bridge was killed by a train.

Of the German victims, four were in Simbach am Inn [wikipedia.org] and one in Julbach [wikipedia.org]. Both are towns in the Rottal-Inn [wikipedia.org] district in Bavaria along the Inn River [wikipedia.org] at the German-Austrian border.

In Paris, the Seine has overflowed its banks and is expected to rise 6 metres (19 feet) above its usual level. The Louvre and Orsay [wikipedia.org] museums are to close temporarily so artworks may be moved.

School closures were announced in Salzburg [wikipedia.org].

coverage:

• BBC News [bbc.com] (newest article)
• BBC News [bbc.co.uk] (earlier article)
• CNN [cnn.com] (has several photos)
• Deutsche Welle [dw.com] (owned by the German government; has a map)
• The Local [thelocal.de]
• Al Jazeera [aljazeera.com]
• AP via WTOP-FM [wtop.com]
• U.S. News & World Report [usnews.com] (Tor-friendly copy [archive.org])
• AP via St. Louis Post-Dispatch [stltoday.com]
• Gulf Times [gulf-times.com]

Original Submission