https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Following severe storms and flooded roads and basements in several German regions on Sunday, the country is forecast to get tropical-like weather this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20180528/tropical-temperatures-in-germany-after-storms-bring-floods-and-mudslides Mon, 28 May 2018 16:58:34 +0200 tropical-temperatures-in-germany-after-storms-bring-floods-and-mudslides Lightning strikes in Bavaria and Saxony overnight between Wednesday and Thursday sent several houses and buildings up in flames. https://www.thelocal.de/20170810/lightning-strikes-set-houses-on-fire-in-bavaria-and-saxony-weather-germany Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:16:34 +0200 lightning-strikes-set-houses-on-fire-in-bavaria-and-saxony-weather-germany Thunderstorms across western Germany on Wednesday night left one woman dead, as well as streets and basements flooded, while lightning strikes started fires in other places. https://www.thelocal.de/20170720/heavy-storms-flood-streets-kill-one-in-west-germany-weather-cologne Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:24:12 +0200 heavy-storms-flood-streets-kill-one-in-west-germany-weather-cologne Torrential rain on Friday morning has led the weathermen to warn that the capital could face flooding. https://www.thelocal.de/20160617/heavy-rain-brings-flood-risk-to-berlin-weather-germany Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:34:45 +0200 heavy-rain-brings-flood-risk-to-berlin-weather-germany Six people have now been confirmed dead in flash floods that hit the far southeast of the country on Wednesday evening, while rescue teams search for further missing people. https://www.thelocal.de/20160603/bavaria-on-edge-as-hunt-for-flood-victims-continues Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:44:31 +0200 bavaria-on-edge-as-hunt-for-flood-victims-continues The German Weather Service (DWD) has issued a weather warning for the north and east of the country, after the west and south took a battering over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20160530/north-and-east-germany-next-to-face-eye-of-storms Mon, 30 May 2016 14:32:49 +0200 north-and-east-germany-next-to-face-eye-of-storms At least three people have lost their lives as extreme weather, including flash floods, hail storms and lightning storms wreaked havoc in southern Germany on Sunday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20160530/three-dead-as-floods-wreak-havoc-in-southern-germany Mon, 30 May 2016 11:01:28 +0200 three-dead-as-floods-wreak-havoc-in-southern-germany 35 people were injured in the west German village of Hoppstädten when lightning struck the pitch at the end of a children's football match. https://www.thelocal.de/20160529/dozens-hit-by-lightning-in-west-germany Sun, 29 May 2016 11:49:27 +0200 dozens-hit-by-lightning-in-west-germany If you feel like you are an unlucky person by nature you probably want to avoid Cottbus. A study released on Wednesday shows that the old wisdom that lightning never strikes twice is far from true in the town near the Polish border. https://www.thelocal.de/20150826/lightning-strikes-at-least-twice-in-cottbus Wed, 26 Aug 2015 19:29:38 +0200 lightning-strikes-at-least-twice-in-cottbus Severe storms have caught parts of western Germany off guard, killing six people and causing millions of euros worth of damage as well as travel delays. But what is causing the unpredictable weather? https://www.thelocal.de/20140610/what-caused-germanys-deadly-storm Tue, 10 Jun 2014 20:00:00 +0200 what-caused-germanys-deadly-storm A violent thunderstorm swept through Germany on Thursday night, uprooting trees, flooding houses and causing massive transport disruption. An elderly man died when his basement flooded, while several more people were injured. https://www.thelocal.de/20130621/50435 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:29:00 +0200 50435 Three women are dead and a fourth is fighting for her life after being struck by lightning on a golf course near the central German city of Korbach late on Friday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.de/20120630/43469 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:46:00 +0200 43469 A lightning strike injured 26 teenagers, three of them seriously, in southern Germany on Saturday afternoon as they warmed up for a football match. https://www.thelocal.de/20090503/19025 Sun, 03 May 2009 11:52:00 +0200 19025