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Three German states hit by heavy rains and floods reported a mixed picture on Saturday following heavy precipitation in the last few days. Only isolated showers are expected in some parts of flooded Lower Saxony on Saturday, with more rain seen on Sunday and Monday, but this should not lead to a rise in water levels, a meteorologist for the German Weather Service (DWD) predicted. In the eastern state of Saxony, flooding of the Elbe River continues to recede, with the water level on Saturday morning at 5.30 metres, down from 5.92 metres seen on Friday but still well above the normal 2 metres, a…

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