Weather - Fire department in constant use in Hanover: Rising water levels
After persistent rain and sometimes heavy gusts of wind, the Hanover fire department is on permanent duty. A lot of water damage was reported in buildings and trees also had to be removed, the fire department announced on Sunday morning. In the past 24 hours, the forces had been called out to 52 operations in the state capital. The fire department control center also dispatched 255 operations for fire departments in the Hannover region.
Over the course of Saturday, the fire department received an increasing number of reports of water damage. Rainwater had penetrated building basements or had collected on the surface in depressions in the ground, according to reports. No people were injured.
The current flood levels are currently being constantly monitored. The emergency services are constantly checking the levels in the flooded areas. In Ricklingen, the dyke gates on Düsternstraße and Kneippweg are to be closed shortly. All preventive protective measures have so far prevented major problems caused by the high water levels of the Leine and Ihme in the state capital.
Persistent rain is causing the water levels of rivers and streams to continue to rise in large parts of Lower Saxony. According to the Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency (NLWKN), 30 water levels had reached the third of four warning levels by early Sunday morning. The rivers Weser, Aller, Leine and Oker, among others, exceeded this threshold. At level three, flooding of properties and larger areas as well as roads and cellars is possible.
The situation was particularly precarious on Sunday in Rodenberg (district of Schaumburg), Sarstedt (district of Hildesheim) and Hann. Münden (district of Göttingen).
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- Due to the bad weather conditions, including heavy rain and strong gusts of wind, the Hanover fire department has been operating on a permanent basis to tackle the rising water levels.
- Despite the challenging weather conditions in Lower Saxony, with persistent rain causing water levels to rise significantly in various regions, thankfully, no injuries were reported by the Hanover fire department on Sunday.
- On Sunday, the Hanover fire department announced that they had dealt with an exceptional 52 emergencies within the city, including numerous instances of water damage, as a result of the bad weather conditions.
- The fire department in Hannover continued to respond to 255 operations across the regional area, which was partly attributable to the heavy rain causing water damage and flooding in different locations.
- To mitigate the impact of the high water levels caused by persistent rain and flooding in areas such as the Leine and Ihme rivers, the Hanover fire department collaborated with local authorities to close the dyke gates temporarily on Düsternstraße and Kneippweg in Ricklingen for the preservation of permanent use.
Source: www.stern.de
