Flood situation - Fire department: Water levels in Bremen stagnate
The flood situation in Bremen has stabilized. The water levels are stagnating, said a fire department spokesman early on Thursday morning. After residents in the Borgfeld district had to leave several houses on the Wümme on Wednesday and properties in the Timmersloh district were also affected by the flooding, it was possible to rework the dykes. According to the spokesperson, 15,000 sandbags were used in Timmersloh. There were no more evacuation measures.
In Lilienthal in Lower Saxony, which borders directly on Bremen, several streets were evacuated on Thursday night due to the flooding. According to the local fire department, a dyke in the municipality had already burst on Wednesday.
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Despite the stabilization of water levels in Bremen, the surrounding area in Lilienthal, close to Bremen, faced evacuations due to bad weather causing a dyke burst on Thursday night. The Fire department is continuously monitoring the situation as weather conditions might further impact the stagnant water level in Bremen, posing a potential flood risk.
Source: www.stern.de
