Flood - Mansfeld-Südharz district sets up donation account
The district of Mansfeld-Südharz wants to set up a donation account from Thursday. The money received will be used for reconstruction aid in the affected communities, the district announced on Wednesday evening. It had declared a state of disaster on December 30.
The towns of Berga, Kelbra and Bennungen, as well as the Sangerhausen district of Oberröblingen, are among those affected by the flooding of the River Helme in the district. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) and Minister President Reiner Haseloff (CDU) want to come to Oberröblingen on Thursday to get an idea of the situation. A visit to a sandbag filling facility in Berga is also planned.
On Wednesday, the district of Mansfeld-Südharz asked that private drones not be used over the deployment area. And: only the appropriate aid workers are permitted to enter the railroad tracks, it said.
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- Residents of Saxony-Anhalt, including those in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz and the town of Berga, can contribute to the reconstruction efforts by donating to the district's designated donation account, established in response to the flood damage.
- The Donation account for the affected communities in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, which was announced following the state of disaster declaration on December 30, will receive funds and aid from those affected by the flood along the River Helme, which has also impacted nearby areas, such as Oberröblingen in the district of Sangerhausen.
- Federal officials, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, and Minister President Reiner Haseloff, are set to visit the district of Mansfeld-Südharz and the Oberröblingen district in Saxony-Anhalt on Thursday to observe the situation in the affected towns, such as Berga, and provide support to the ongoing relief efforts following the flood.
Source: www.stern.de