Fire department rescues people from houses

Storm in Bad Salzuflen - Fire department rescues people from houses

The first thundercell, according to reports, was relatively harmless, but the second one around 3:00 AM at night had considerable strength. It passed over the areas of Wüsten, Ehrsen-Breden and Retzen, where water masses pushed up manhole covers and flooded streets and basements, causing damage to objects as stated. In some places, the water reached a height of 80 centimeters. The city utilities of Bad Salzuflen temporarily interrupted the power supply for several buildings to prevent danger to people.

In a residential house, stacked wood pellets in the basement expanded so much that cracks appeared in the facade. A special vehicle had to be called in to relieve the pressure by pumping out the mass. Two houses had to evacuate inhabitants who were trapped by the water. The fire department used diving pumps. In their balance, they reported on Sunday that the weather event had hit Wüsten as one of the most violent of the past decades.

Weather event in Bad Salzuflen

1. Despite the Sunday being initially calm, the severe weather conditions in Bad Salzuflen, North Rhine-Westphalia, escalated into a storm that night.
2. The storm resulted in heavy rain, which caused flooding in several parts of the village, including Wüsten, Ehrsen-Breden, and Retzen.
3. The fire department was called upon to assist, using diving pumps to help evacuate trapped inhabitants from two houses and relieve pressure in a residential house with expanded wood pellets.
4. The storm was so intense that the city of Bad Salzuflen reported it as one of the most violent weather events the village has experienced in recent decades.

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