widthIf he were walking in the towns along the Ahr River at night, he could hardly see anything: for example, in Bad Neuenahr, many streets are black, but occasionally a lantern powered by a generator lights up. Most of the houses damaged by the flood were also dark; residents found refuge elsewhere, and the room was empty.
In many places, the power supply has not been restored, and in most houses, water has damaged the heating system. Only shortly after Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, gas pipelines were not available until the Marienthal valley; in the upper reaches of the river, oil was mainly used for heating. On the evening of July 15, when a large amount of water flowed through the Ahr Valley, the gas pipeline burst and the oil tank was flooded.
“We have to find a quick solution for how to get through the winter,” Horst Gies said.He is a member of the state legislature CDU As well as the first district councillor, he currently represents Jürgen Pföhler, the mayor of the Ahrweiler district. “Let’s not sit in the cold,” Gies asked. “We are running out of time.” He said, Admiral Ahr no longer has oil tanks.
A separate solution is necessary, such as heating with wood chips. And quickly. The Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Interior Supervision and Service (ADD) stated: “Unfortunately, it is not possible to connect all homes to a functioning network before the heating season, even though the utility sector is operating at full capacity.” Currently responsible. Operations. According to ADD, due to the huge damage, “an alternative method of heating the house must be found.”
Currently, temporary shelters are being established in some places. The problem is: no one knows how long it will take to rebuild or renovate a house. Therefore, on the one hand, it is necessary to order so-called small houses, that is, small mobile homes where people can live in the medium term, and on the other hand, to order residential containers for short-term accommodation. For example, in Mendig, according to ADD, a container village has been opened as an alternative residence for the homeless. “It is foreseeable that some people will have to stay longer in other places,” Gies said.
Can apply for assistance in October
His family themselves were also severely hit by the flood. His sister-in-law was buried on Friday, and she drowned in the flood.His wife’s parents’ house is also outdated flood Contrived; a small house of his mother was built around 1900 and was likely to be severely destroyed and had to be demolished. On the night of the flood, his son spent seven hours on a tree in the cemetery of Ahrweiler. The water there is also two to three meters high. The cemetery was destroyed today. Guice said that he had known the Aal River all his life and learned to swim in it, and then the river suddenly became a monster.
