Firefighter Dies and Long-Distance Train Derails Amid Heavy Rains and Flooding in Germany

Firefighter Dies and Long-Distance Train Derails Amid Heavy Rains and Flooding in Germany
Sections of the city are flooded by water, in Reichertshofen, Germany, on June 2, 2024. Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP
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FRANKFURT, Germany—Flooding, high river levels, and heavy rain led to the death of a firefighter and disrupted train travel in southern Germany on Sunday.

The firefighter’s body was recovered after an inflatable watercraft carrying four firefighters capsized as they navigated floodwaters to bring residents to safety in the town of Pfaffenhofen, on the Ilm River in the southern Bavaria region, the DPA news agency reported.