The northern German port city of Kiel was lashed by a tornado on Wednesday as high winds caused destruction and injury.
Police, firefighters and rescue services were later deployed on the scene. According to local police, a large waterspout made landfall in the Baltic Sea city damaging property and throwing several people into the water
The German Weather Service (DWD) had previously forecasted winds of up to 110 kmh (70 mph) for the area from Wednesday evening until around midday Thursday, as well as exceptionally heavy rain into the weekend.
Local reports showed images of the uprooted trees and torn off roofs of some of the buildings.
Police say individuals from a local rowing club were injured when several of them were thrown into the sea. While three of them were seriously injured, three more sustained minor injuries.
Rescue services that are currently assessing the damage said that it is unclear whether one or more tornadoes made landfall.
Kiel, which is located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein and some 90 kilometers (56 miles) north of Hamburg, is host to the well-known Kiel Week regatta as well as being the home port of the German Navy’s Baltic Fleet.
