East Prignitz-Ruppin - Rising river water level: first alert level
The first flood alert level was declared for some river sections in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district on Friday. This means that bodies of water are overflowing their banks. Alert level 1 has been in force since Friday for sections of the Rhinkanal, the Dosse and the Neue and Alte Jäglitz, according to the district.
The reason: At the Havel level in Havelberg in the neighboring district of Stendal (Saxony-Anhalt), the water is expected to rise to around 3.50 meters at the turn of the year, according to the State Office for the Environment. On Friday morning, the Havel stood at just under 3 meters there.
There is also flooding in the Elbe regions of Brandenburg. In the Prignitz district, the Elbe water level at the Wittenberge gauge is expected to rise further in the coming days. Alert level 2 was expected. So far, it is mainly the foreland of the dyke that has been flooded in the Wittenberge area. There was no flooding in the town itself. The authorities did not expect the situation to develop dramatically.
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- The flood alert level 1 has also been activated in Neuruppin, a city located in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, due to the rising water levels in nearby rivers.
- The meteorological office in Brandenburg issued a flood warning for the city of Neuruppin, advising residents to closely monitor the weather conditions and potential flood threats.
- Some sections of the Rhine-Spree canal and the Jäglitz rivers, which run through the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district and into Neuruppin, are at risk of flooding, prompting the local authorities to raise the flood alert level to level 1.
Source: www.stern.de
