Authorities in Upper Bavaria ordered residents in houses along the Amper river near Moosburg to leave their homes on Monday after a dam burst, municipal officials said.
About a dozen people had to leave their homes on Monday. An asylum-seekers' hostel had to be evacuated on Sunday.
According to district officials, water levels of the Amper river reached record highs on Monday.
On Monday morning, the water level at Inkofen was 3.98 metres; The previous high from 1994 was 3.66 metres.
Officials said that the very high water level will persist for some time. The water is not expected to go down until Tuesday morning at the earliest.
