European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Flood from Page 1 swept into the Aisch River North of Timberg. It the Mosel Neckar Nahe and other Rivers feeding the Rhine River in South eff Germany apparently were receding wednesday. But farther North the Rhine was flooding several cities including Koblenz Bonn and Cologne. Some Rivers in France Luxembourg and the Netherlands also were Well above Normal causing flooding there. A forecaster at the air Force weather station at Graben Trarbach predicted More rain for today and Friday. A system was expected to bring about 12 hours of Quot fairly heavy rain Quot starting about Midnight wednesday said staff sgt. Geri Swanson a forecaster. Another system was due to Deposit rain and possibly Snow Friday she added. Trier laut Recken and Heidelberg were some of the German cities and towns aided by . Troops. By wednesday evening . Soldiers were yielding their positions to German soldiers and disaster Relief workers. Units from bad Kruez Nach Baum Holder Hanau Heidelberg and Pitburg were among those tending assistance. In bad Kreuz Nach More than 25 germans either were evacuated or were about to be evacuated from the older part of town said army capt. Timothy Yantis a . Army Europe spokesman. Soldiers from the 502nd engr co 130th engr brigade in Hanau used five Engineer Bridge boats to assist local firefighters tuesday in rescuing 11 people from flooded buildings. The Rescue was hampered by High floodwaters narrow darkened streets and submerged objects. On wednesday afternoon personnel from 53rd area support group and 1st army div from bad Kruez Nach were planning to Airlift up to 17 people by helicopter who were stranded on an Island in the Nahe River. Quot they Are Short of food a said army col. Peter Lichtenberger commander of the 53rd ask. Quot the City wants to get \ o v -4k ? it i Xiv a an inflatable raft provides transportation in flooded re War Germany on wednesday after the nearby Mosel River overflowed. A p them out of there in Case we get any More severe  More than 150 . Soldiers and airmen from Pitburg a provided assistance to villages in the Trier area airmen from the 36th civil engr so fired up an emergency Generator to restore Power to a water treatment facility in the Village of Ensch. In Mehring the air bases fire department furnished a pumper truck to help remove water from buildings. Volunteers also aided the villages of Schwich Longuich and Clusserath. Army spec. Lashanda Jenkins assigned to an air defense Artilli 48  who helped Stem to unit was among who a floodwaters at a wine warehouse in Trier. She worked from 5 . Tuesday to 2 30 . Wednesday. A i think we did a Good Job a Jenkins said. Quot we kept a lot of water  that a what 35 soldiers had on their minds As they filled 5,500 sandbags Early wednesday in an Effort to contain floodwaters from the Neckar River in Heidelberg. The River was More than 13 feet above Normal. Quot people were really enthusiastic about helping someone in this very Noble cause especially this time of year a said army maj. John Jones of the 130th engr brigade which was detailed to bad Preuit Nach. Quot you could see it in their  in Bonn to the North water crept into the parking garage of the Federal parliament which overlooks the Rhine. In  one of the worst hit cities the Saar River was at 31 feet wednesday morning 23 feet above Normal. Contributing to this Rop Ortor so nth writer stove scholar in Malsor slalom Germany and Tho associated press for ass Steve Cooper 53rd area support group Public Adair office an army truck left launches a Bridge erection boat in bad Kreuz Nach Germany on wednesday to assist in the Rescue of stranded citizens. The boat was one of five from the 1st army dives 130th engr brigade out of Hanau. Above a Man in the Village of Tern near maastricht Netherlands lifts his dog to dry land after the Maas River flooded much of the  winds Force closure of chevres pm food mail for safety chevres a Belgium a amps if your friends stationed in Belgium say they  get you a Christmas gift this year because it was too Windy believe them. High winds prompted Community officials to order the Post Exchange and food mall at chevres a closed for safety reasons again sunday. It was the second time this month that the temporary facilities were shut Down because wind condition it exceeded 50 knots about 57 Mph said Don Hugunin the local army and air Force Exchange service general manager. A of course this is the Stormy season in Belgium Quot said it. Col. George Lechler director of engineering and housing for the 80th area support group. A there Are More High winds this time of year than there Are during the summer so that a going to precipitate More  the Exchange and food mall have been located in leased temporary buildings since april 1992. The roofs Are not designed to withstand High winds Lechler said. The Exchange and food mall had to be moved when structural deficiencies were found in the hangar that had been housing them. The army s regional contracting office in Brussels is seeking a contractor to repair the hangar Lechler said. The project should be completed by september