In the eastern city of Chemnitz, car drivers were forced to climb onto their vehicles as water levels rose cutting off several roads in the area.

At Frankfurt-an-der-Oder on the Polish border, high winds blew down trees and the overhead lines for the town's tram system. Lightning caused numerous power blackouts.

Flying debris and downed power cables caused delays on the Berlin to Frankfurt-an-der-Oder railway line, police said.

Emergency workers in the northern port city of Hamburg spent several hours pumping out flooded basements and underpasses overnight.

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