Emergency services still under enormous pressure due to flooding

Bremen - Emergency services still under enormous pressure due to flooding

Due to the tense flood situation, emergency services in Bremen are still under pressure. In Borgfeld, for example, the fire department, police and aid organizations have been in continuous operation since the early morning of Boxing Day, the Ministry of the Interior announced on Thursday evening. Numerous houses along the Wümme in the Katrepel area were surrounded by water and without electricity. Most of the residents had left the area.

In the district of Timmersloh, water was standing on the dykes. Roads and fields are flooded. According to the Department of the Interior, measures have already had to be taken several times to secure the dykes.

Interior Senator Ulrich Mäurer (SPD) said in a statement: "Including the storm surge before Christmas, the entire flooding situation has been going on for a week now. The longer something like this lasts, the more critical it becomes, because huge masses of water are pressing on the softened dykes." There should be no storm surge and further continuous rain. "Then we would have a massive problem." The Ministry of the Interior also stated that the flood situation would continue for many days according to current forecasts.

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1. Despite the operational force of the police, fire department, and aid organizations, several houses in Bremen's Katrepel area are still surrounded by water, without electricity due to the flood situation.
2. The weather in Bremen has been particularly bad, leading to a flood situation that has been ongoing for an entire week, according to Interior Senator Ulrich Mäurer (SPD).
3. To secure the dykes in Timmersloh, where water is standing, measures have already had to be taken several times due to the flooding situation.
4. The Wümme has played a significant role in the flooding, causing numerous houses along its banks to be affected and forcing most residents to leave the area.
5. The Ministry of the Interior issued a warning that if there is no storm surge or further continuous rain, the flood situation will continue for many days according to current forecasts, potentially leading to a massive problem.

Source: www.stern.de