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Fire department seals dike near Celle with sandbags

Floodwater has damaged a dyke near Celle. Firefighters were deployed in Wathlingen on Saturday evening to secure the structure with sandbags, as the chairman of the Celle district fire brigade association, Volker Prüsse, said on Saturday evening. The flood had washed out parts of the dyke,...

Sandbags lying by a river. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Sandbags lying by a river. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Flood - Fire department seals dike near Celle with sandbags

Floodwater has damaged a dyke near Celle. Firefighters were deployed in Wathlingen on Saturday evening to secure the structure with sandbags, as the chairman of the Celle district fire brigade association, Volker Prüsse, said on Saturday evening. The flood had washed out parts of the dyke, which is more of a wall than a flood protection structure. Due to the impassable terrain, numerous firefighters were deployed. Wathlingen is located on the Fuhse, a tributary of the Aller.

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  1. Due to the bad weather, emergency services in Lower Saxony have been regularly dealing with disasters, such as the recent flood in Wathlingen, which required the attendance of the fire department to seal a damaged dyke with sandbags.
  2. Residents of Celle were urged to stay indoors as heavy rainfall and flooding resulted in numerous emergencies, one of which involved the fire department in Wathlingen using sandbags to fortify a weakened dyke.
  3. Despite the efforts of the fire department to seal the washed-out part of the dyke near Celle with sandbags, further disasters might ensue during this period of bad weather in Lower Saxony.
  4. The chairman of the Celle district fire brigade association, Volker Prüsse, called for proper support from the authorities to handle the extensive damage caused by the flood, including providing ample sandbags to secure vulnerable areas and protect infrastructure.

Source: www.stern.de

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