After the tidal wave in the Höllentalklamm at the foot of the Zugspitze, helpers have now saved eight people, according to the police.

Those affected were slightly injured or uninjured, said a spokesman for the Oberland emergency call center of the Bavarian Red Cross on Monday evening.

They were rescued from difficult to access terrain or from the water.

The search for more hikers continues.

According to the police, two other people were "very likely" missing.

Heavy rain had triggered the tidal wave in the Höllentalklamm near Grainau in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district on Monday afternoon.

The first emergency call was received at 3:50 p.m.

Accordingly, an unclear number of people had been hit by the floods.

A bridge was torn away or at least washed away.

Around 150 helpers from the fire brigade, police, rescue service, water rescue service and mountain rescue service are on duty, including specially trained canyon rescuers.

A year ago severe storms made the path through the Höllentalklamm impassable.

A good 60 hikers got stuck at the Höllentalangerhütte and were ultimately flown out by helicopter.

The spectacular landscape of the Höllentalklamm near Garmisch-Partenkirchen with waterfalls and steep rock faces attracts tens of thousands of onlookers every year. The gorge was opened from 1902 to 1905. Alpine tourism was booming at that time.