BERLIN -- German municipalities in the south and east are bracing for more floods after days of heavy rainfall.
Water levels on the Rhine, Danube and Neckar rivers have risen steadily. At least two people have drowned in Germany in recent days because of the floods.
Meteorologists are predicting further thunderstorms over the weekend.
German news agency dpa reports that authorities in the Bavarian city of Passau are preparing for a surge of water on the Danube Saturday.
Leipzig's Volkszeitung newspaper reported on its website that officials have issued a disaster warning for the nearby town of Borna.
Authorities Austria and Switzerland are also reinforcing defences along rivers there.
The city of Basel in northwest Switzerland is warning residents that the Rhine may break its banks early evening Saturday.
