00:00 Authorities in Germany have urged residents in the southern state of Bavaria to heed evacuation
00:07 orders as flooding continues to worsen.
00:12 Interior Minister Nancy Faeser urged residents to absolutely take seriously any warning messages
00:18 from emergency teams, adding that compliance can save lives.
00:23 Bavaria State Premier Markus Söder visited one affected area near Augsburg where days
00:28 of heavy rain has caused severe flooding.
00:31 He said flood water had caused enormous damage but that not all parts of Bavaria had been
00:36 flooded.
00:39 The district office in Fischach issued an order advising people to urgently leave their
00:43 homes.
00:44 Some people there had to be airlifted away by helicopter.
00:48 So far six districts have declared states of emergency and meteorologists are warning
00:53 of more rain and thunderstorms to come.
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