Germany — Passau — Flood situation on 3 June 2013 — Area affected, LB — P03

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. Historical highs of some levels have already been reached on the Danube. In Passau, the highest level since 1501 was measured at 12.89 m on 3 June 2013. A further increase can be expected as the inflows carry further water masses towards Passau. The water surfaces shown in the map were derived from a TerraSAR-X scene recorded on 3 June 2013 at 19:08 CET. Air-billing data with a spatial resolution of 0.2 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.