DHis vice chairman Technical Rescue Organization Sabine Lackner of (THW) believes that the chances of finding a survivor in less than a week after the flooding in western Germany are small. “We are still looking for missing persons, for example when clearing roads or evacuating basements,” she told the German editorial (RND). “However, at this point, it is a pity that you can only save the victims, not save them.”
As of Tuesday, the number of deaths due to flooding within a week has risen to at least 170. Rhineland-Palatinate confirmed 122 deaths from the storm, and North Rhine-Westphalia confirmed 48 deaths from the storm. People are still missing on Tuesday-155 people are still missing in the particularly affected area of Ahrweiler in northern Rhineland-Palatinate.Approximately 40,000 people were affected by devastating consequences there flood And tides.
Discussion on better early warning systems
THW Deputy Lackner warned against quick accusations, and based on this, a better warning system could prevent death. “Of course, we have to complete these processes. But three or four days after the disaster, I found this debate very unfortunate.” She suggested not to “talk about failure now and look for guilty people.” Many people are still standing in front of the ruins of their livelihoods, and many support measures are still in progress.
Lackner said that more tried and tested alarm systems will be needed again in the future. “Why not use the loudspeaker to warn you on the street, for example, if a bomb is found? Many sirens have also been cancelled in the past few years. They are needed.
The Federal Data Protection Commissioner is not worried about the introduction of the Cell-Broadcast disaster warning system, which can be used by the authorities to notify the public of dangers via short messages on mobile phones. A spokesperson for RND stated that this does not hinder data protection. The solution is even very friendly to data protection, because it does not collect any data, but just sends information like a radio station.
Dreyer goes to Eiffel
At the same time, in the flood-hit areas, clean-up work and loss assessment are still continuing.Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate Maru Dreyer I want to take a photo in Newburgh (Eiffel) this Wednesday. Social Democratic Party politicians are expected to appear at the Nürburgring. Nowadays, the paddock of the traditional racecourse is the center of providing helpers.
The Mainz state government decided on Tuesday to provide immediate assistance of up to 3,500 euros to families affected by the disaster in Rhineland-Palatinate. The State Prime Minister’s Office announced that the money should be paid through the regional administration as soon as possible, without the need to conduct a financial investigation. In addition, the state government’s donation account received more than 6.2 million euros in private donations. The money will be distributed through the district administration.
On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) visited the flooded area for the second time in a few days and promised to provide non-bureaucratic emergency assistance to the affected people. She said in the badly damaged city of Bad Munsterevel (North Rhine-Westphalia) that she would do everything possible to “ensure that funds reach the people quickly.” “I hope this will be a few days away.”
Hundreds of kilometers of railroad tracks damaged
The damage to infrastructure is becoming more and more obvious-roads, railroad tracks, bridges, cell phone masts, electricity, gas and water lines have been destroyed. According to Deutsche Bahn, the water masses severely damaged seven regional routes in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, so much that they had to be rebuilt or extensively renovated. Approximately 600 kilometers of orbit are affected.
After the summer weather brought by Hoch “Dana”, the German Weather Service (DWD) expects the next weather change over the weekend. It is understood that from night to Saturday, strong local showers and variable thunderstorms occurred again in the southwestern region.
