Interior Minister: Almost all of Lower Saxony is under water
There is "really no relief in sight yet", added the SPD politician. According to the weather forecast, there will be more rain and storms over the next few days. This will not ease the situation, but rather "exacerbate it in one place or another".
According to the administration, the flood situation was "still tense" in the municipality of Lilienthal in Lower Saxony, for example. The local council issued a general decree banning the setting off of fireworks on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day to protect the emergency services from additional deployments.
In Flotwedel, in the district of Celle in Lower Saxony, the situation was also "still critical" according to the fire department. The flood operation was said to be ongoing. On Thursday evening, residents of individual streets were evacuated and mobile dykes were set up.
The Hanover police reported a canoe with two people missing. It had been discovered in the flooded area of the River Leine, but had not been seen again. The fire department initiated search measures, but these were unsuccessful.
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The Minister of the Interior for Deutschlandfunk, Horst Seehofer, expressed concern over the ongoing situation, stating that "almost all of Lower Saxony stands under water." The SPD politician, Daniela Behrens, acknowledged the severity of the situation, expressing hope for eventual relief. The forecast predicts more rain and storms, which might exacerbate the situation instead of easing it. In Lilienthal, the flood situation remains tense, leading to a ban on fireworks to protect emergency services. The situation in Flotwedel is also critical, with the fire department engaged in flood operations and residents evacuated. Despite these efforts, a missing canoe with two people remains unaccounted for in the flooded River Leine.
Source: www.stern.de
