A cyclist tries to ride through the flooded streets of Cologne on Wednesday. Thunderstorms across western Germany on Wednesday night left one woman dead, as well as streets and basements flooded, while lightning strikes started fires in other places. One 51-year-old woman in Dortmund died during the storms when a tree fell over onto her. Streets and basements there flooded, and air as well as train travel was delayed. This won’t last, however: the Bavarian capital will join the rest of Germany in having a very wet Sunday.

Source: The Local July 20, 2017 08:26 UTC