Germany - Elbe / Magdeburg - Flood situation on 9 June 2013 - Area affected - Detail - P27

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Continued rainfall in recent days has led to heavy flooding in large parts of Germany. The local forces are supported by the Federal Police, the Bundeswehr and the Technische Hilfswerk. In Magdeburg, the Elbe reached a peak of 7.48 meters on Sunday morning and has been slowly declining ever since. However, there is still a risk that softened dams could break, especially since a critical water level of more than 7 meters is expected for several days. Due to the risk of flooding, 23,000 people have so far been evacuated from the districts on the southern outskirts of the city to the Berlin Chaussee. This map shows the observed water extent in and around Magdeburg on 9 June (19:01 CET), which was derived from a TerraSAR-X scene with a spatial resolution of 8.25 meters. The water level at the time of recording was 7.37 meters. RapidEye data with a spatial resolution of 5 meters serve as a background image. The map also shows the location of the substation in the flooded Stadteil Rothensee, which is currently secured by 1,500 soldiers of the Bundeswehr against the floods to ensure the power supply of 30,000 people. Please note that the flood situation in urban areas, under vegetation cover and in areas with steep gradients may not be fully captured due to radar geometry. This product was created within the framework contract “ZKI-DE” between the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR). Updated product versions are available at http://www.zki.dlr.de.

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  • dlr
  • kriseninformation
  • eoc
  • elbe,-magdeburg
  • zki

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  • HEAL

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