Germany — Elbe/Arneburg/Schnackenburg — Flood situation on 8 June 2013 — Area affected — Overview — P22

Persistent rainfall has led to severe floods in many parts of Germany in recent days. The local forces are supported by the Federal Police, the Bundeswehr and the Technical Relief Agency. The situation on the Elbe is still very tense. The level was 7.76 metres at the time of recording in Tangermünde. The water surfaces shown in the map were derived using RADARSAT-2 data (50 meters resolution) from June 8, 2013 (07:40 CET). RapidEye data with a spatial resolution of 20 meters serve as a background image. Please note that the flood situation in urban areas, under vegetation cover and in areas with high gradients may not be fully detected 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 (DLR). Updated product versions are available at http://www.zki.dlr.de.