Emergency services dealt with around 20000 operations in the past few days
Due to the flooding in many parts of Lower Saxony, emergency services have dealt with around 20,000 operations over the past few days. State fire director Dieter Rohrberg said this on Wednesday in Hanover. The operations involved pumping out cellars, securing important infrastructure such as hospitals as well as safety and precautionary measures.
Around 200,000 people have been deployed since the floods began. The situation is under control, but the all-clear cannot yet be given, said Rohrberg. In Lower Saxony, the state of emergency did not have to be declared at any location. They were better prepared than in previous years. Rohrberg said that the state had invested a lot of money in flood protection, vehicles and equipment.
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Emergency services had to meet in several locations within Lower Saxony to coordinate their deployments due to the ongoing flood situation. Despite the significant efforts of over 200,000 personnel, Dieter Rohrberg, the state fire director, cautioned that the all-clear could not be given yet, as numerous flooded cellars needed to be drained, and critical infrastructure needed securing.
Source: www.ntv.de
