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Emergency Situation Declared in Upper Bavaria Amid Flooding, Reports Say

BERLIN (Sputnik) - An emergency has been declared in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Germany’s Bavaria amid heavy rains and flooding, local media report.
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Several landslides have occurred in Berchtesgadener Land and the fire brigade in Upper Bavaria has been overloaded with work, Merkur reported late on Saturday, citing a spokesman for the integrated control center in Traunstein.
According to Merkur, the emergency in Berchtesgadener Land was announced by the district office at 10:22 p.m. local time on Saturday (20:22 GMT).
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