Emergency crews in Polling, Germany, are working frantically to keep flood waters from spreading further, after heavy rainfall flooded parts of the town prompting officials to declare a state of emergency. 

Large parts of this small town, about 34 miles, or 55 kilometers, southwest of Munich, now lie under water .

"If we are not able to relieve the pressure from the rivers soon, then the entire center of the town is going to be flooded," an administrative official said.

Floods have killed at least six people in southern Germany in recent days.

Yesterday, district officials in Weilheim, where Polling is located, declared a state of emergency.

They hope that a sandbag dam will keep the waters from spreading further.

The town should get a break from the weather. No rain is expected during the next few hours.