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On May 31st/June 1st, so much rain fell in Bruchsal and throughout the Kraichgau/Saalbachtal that the streams overflowed their banks within a very short time. The Saalbach, which normally has a water level of 35 cm in Bruchsal, rose to over 160 cm and became a raging whitewater. In Bruchsal, it overflowed its banks on Badstrasse, and in Heidelsheim on Reitschulweg, where it flooded this and the adjacent streets up to 1 m. The video shows how small rivulets (Rohrbach, Schatttengraben and Saalbach) became raging torrents. The neuralgic points on the Saalbach from Bruchsal to Heidelsheim were walked and it is shown how a harmless stream can become a deadly watercourse if you fall into it.