Death toll in German floods rises to five as residents left stranded
German rescuers handed out food by boat to stranded residents on Tuesday as large parts of southern Germany remained underwater after floods that have now claimed five lives. Several people were still missing but police on Tuesday reported the rescue of a woman after she spent 52 hours in a tree she had climbed to escape the flood waters. Police said they had located the 32-year-old in the forest near Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, with the help of a drone and a helicopter. In the southeastern city of Passau, on the border with Austria, large parts of the centre were submerged by the rising waters. The city, located at the confluence of the Danube and the Inn, declared a state of emergency as the rivers burst their banks. The city had prepared for rising waters on the Danube since Friday, when the downpours that triggered the floods hit southern Germany, Passau mayor Juergen Dupper told journalists. The coincidence of unexpectedly high water levels on the Inn as a result of rains on Monday was a si...