German Vaccine Center Flooded, 5 Injured by Heavy Hail

German Vaccine Center Flooded, 5 Injured by Heavy Hail
Cars park at a flooded road in Kopfsberg, Germany, on June 24, 2021. (Seidl/dpa via AP)
The Associated Press
6/24/2021
Updated:
6/25/2021

BERLIN—Officials say a vaccination center was flooded and five people were injured by hail during heavy storms in southwestern Germany overnight.

All appointments for Thursday at the vaccination center in Tuebingen were canceled after the site was swamped by torrential rain late Wednesday.

Police said five people were injured in the nearby town of Reutlingen after they were struck and injured by hail the size of tennis balls.

A bus stuck in water on a flooded road in Munich, Germany, on June 23, 2021. (Andre Maerz/dpa via AP)
A bus stuck in water on a flooded road in Munich, Germany, on June 23, 2021. (Andre Maerz/dpa via AP)

Firefighters were out in force across the region pumping water out of flooded basements and removing toppled trees from roads, police said.

The downpour also drenched players and spectators at the Germany–Hungary Euro 2020 match held in Munich on Wednesday evening, forcing some public viewings to be abandoned. The game ended in a tie.

The neighboring Czech Republic and Switzerland were also affected by the heavy rain, with some roads and train tracks made impassable by floodwater.