In the village of Wewelsburg a bridge collapsed, an Army sapper unit had to be brought in for disaster relief.

Streets turned into river beds, railway and bus traffic had to be stopped, 16 people died.

On August 22, 2007, the Alme river burst its banks around the town of Büren, after heavy rainfalls of some 70 L/m2 in the course of one night.

Even though the flood was less sweeping in effect than the "Heinrichsflut",[6] schools in Büren had to finish early and send the pupils home, some streets became impassable.

220 local firefighters supported by emergency response units of THW, DLRG and DRK were deployed to clear out flooded basements or to protect houses in low grounds by stacked sandbags.