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Flooded Windehausen must not be entered

A ban on entering the flooded and largely evacuated town of Windehausen in northern Thuringia was imposed on Tuesday. This is intended to keep the limited access for the rescue services free and disaster tourists away, said Matthias Marquardt, mayor of the town of Heringen, to which Windehausen...

Several streets and adjacent fields in Heringen-Windehausen are under water. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Several streets and adjacent fields in Heringen-Windehausen are under water. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Flood - Flooded Windehausen must not be entered

A ban on entering the flooded and largely evacuated town of Windehausen in northern Thuringia was imposed on Tuesday. This is intended to keep the limited access for the rescue services free and disaster tourists away, said Matthias Marquardt, mayor of the town of Heringen, to which Windehausen belongs. "The situation is currently still critical, but stable."

This Wednesday, the crisis team will decide whether and when residents can return to their homes. Windehausen was evacuated on a voluntary basis over Christmas. According to the mayor, around 100 of the almost 500 inhabitants remain in the village.

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  1. Despite the bad weather conditions in Northern Thuringia, Germany, rescue efforts continued in the flooded town of Windehausen.
  2. The bad weather in Thuringia has made it difficult for the crisis team to decide when residents of the flooded town of Windehausen can return home.
  3. Mayor Matthias Marquardt warned against disaster tourists exploiting the situation in the flooded town of Windehausen, urging people to stay away due to the bad weather.
  4. As a result of the bad weather and floods in Windehausen, many residents had to flee their homes, contributing to the already critical situation in the town.

Source: www.stern.de

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