High-water in the Erzgebirge (Mountain of East-Germany).
Persistent rains, resembling cloud-burst, have resulted in expansive floods in and around the town of Pirna. Dams of two rail-roads have been washed away and several villages can not be reached because the roads are under water. Endangered houses and holiday-camps for children have been evacuated with the help of the people's police and the fire-lighting brigade, as well as the Soviet-zonal-Army.
OPS:- An amphibious vehicle of the Soviet-zonal Army drives through the flooded streets of Pirna.
Photo measures 8 x 6 inches.
Photo is dated 07-07-1957.
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