BA devastating storm in Rhineland-Palatinate killed at least 28 people. The Minister of the Interior Roger Levents (SPD) said on SWR TV on Thursday night that after 19 deaths were confirmed, the death toll increased by 9 more. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health confirmed that these people were residents of Sinzig’s disabled facilities. The flood comes faster than people are safe. The operation of the facility is still going on at night.
Given that there are still about 40 to 60 people missing, the Minister of the Interior has made it clear that he is also worried that there may be more victims: “When people are missing for so many hours, of course you know that disasters are everywhere, and then there are some people no matter what. For this reason-here you have to consider the worst-case scenario-there is no report back, so that in the evening, in the next few days, this number may also skyrocket,” Lewinz said.
The focus of the disaster was the Ahrweiler region. In the village of Schuld an der Ahr with 700 residents alone, 6 houses collapsed and approximately 40% of other residential buildings were destroyed. Other areas of Eifel and Trier-Saarburg have also suffered considerable damage.
at the same time, Armed forces After the storm in western Germany, more soldiers were sent to help. 100 soldiers are helping in the Ahrweiler area. They use five “deep water vehicles” that can also advance on flooded streets, four wheel loaders and two rescue helicopters “SAR” of the German armed forces. According to the German Bundeswehr, 11 helicopters are in use there to rescue people trapped in the flood.
In the Eifel district of Bitburg-Prüm, the German Bundeswehr was dispatched with 5 ambulances and 1 staff member. It also established 7 mobile satellite systems to restore communications with the blocked location. In the Trier Sarburg area, someone helped to evacuate a nursing home. 110 people were taken there safely, including 45 bedridden residents.
In the Trier-Saarburg area, 40 soldiers were operating with 12 boats and a “jetlow system” (a type of ferry). In addition, the speaker system dingo was used to support the evacuation of the villages of Ralingen, Wintersdorf and Kordel. The goal is to save 500 people.
