Photo:DPAHeavy rain has meant that Berlin firefighters battled flooded streets and cellars throughout the night on Thursday and into Friday morning. Fire services were still in action on Friday morning, working hard to pump water out of cellars and away from streets after hours of uninterrupted rain on Thursday. A spokesperson for the Berlin Water Works told Bild that 150 litres of water fell per square metre in the district of western Spandau. “On average around 580 litres of rain fall every year in Berlin. Firefighters pump water out of a cellar in the Mitte district of Berlin on Friday.

Source: The Local June 30, 2017 09:26 UTC