Dresden braces itself against rising Elbe water levels

The city of Dresden is bracing itself for the further rise of the Elbe. The fire department is in action and is protecting the Laubegast bank with sandbags, the city announced on Tuesday. "The Loschwitz volunteer fire department is working with the Striesen professional fire department to set up a total of 2,100 sandbags." In addition, the construction of the dam beam system is being prepared on the Terrassenufer.

The state capital was on alert level 2 on Tuesday, although the water level of the Elbe continues to rise. According to a forecast by the state flood center, it will reach the 6-meter mark in Dresden on Wednesday morning and thus alert level 3 of 4.