Saxony: Thunderstorms over Saxony: Heavy rainfall in the Ore Mountains

Adorf (dpa/sn) - Heavy thunderstorms brought heavy rain locally on Tuesday, especially in the Ore Mountains. In the Neukirchen district of Adorf, streets were flooded and cellars filled with mud and rubble, said the district fire chief of the Erzgebirge district. There alone there were 30 firefighting operations in the afternoon. Nobody got hurt. Heavy rain also fell in Annaberg-Buchholz, Cunersdorf and Schlettau. The German Weather Service had issued severe weather warnings for the Ore Mountains and some other Saxon regions.