Scholz travels to the flood area in northern Lower Saxony

Storm - Scholz travels to the flood area in northern Lower Saxony

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is traveling to the flood area in northern Lower Saxony. This was announced by the Lower Saxony State Chancellery on Sunday morning. Scholz, Lower Saxony's Minister President Stephan Weil (SPD) and State Interior Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD) are expected to arrive in Verden near Bremen on Sunday morning.

According to the State Chancellery, a sightseeing flight over the particularly affected areas is planned first. At around 11.00 a.m., the politicians will then be informed by the state fire director in Verden on the Aller about the flood situation, the protective measures taken and the expected further developments. Afterwards, Scholz, Weil and Behrens will meet with citizens who have been affected by the floods. Afterwards, the Chancellor would like to thank the relief workers, according to the State Chancellery.

The newspaper "Bild" had previously reported that the Chancellor wanted to thank the helpers and show those affected that the government would not leave them alone in this difficult situation. In recent decades, heads of government have repeatedly traveled to areas affected by flooding. In 2021, then German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) offered encouragement to the people in the Ahr Valley in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia.

For days, thousands of emergency services have been battling the consequences of heavy rainfall in several areas of Germany. Parts of Lower Saxony, the south of Saxony-Anhalt on the border with Thuringia and areas in North Rhine-Westphalia are particularly affected. The weather situation had recently eased slightly. However, meteorologists are expecting more rain over the next few days. Helpers fear that the river levels could then rise again.

For many volunteer fire departments, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and many other helpers, the floods mean that they will probably have to spend the New Year in action. The authorities have recently been particularly concerned about softened dykes.

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1. The planned visit by Olaf Scholz to the flood area in northern Lower Saxony includes a sightseeing flight over the affected areas in Verden near Bremen.
2. During his visit, Olaf Scholz, along with Stephan Weil and Daniela Behrens, will meet with citizens who have been affected by the floods in Lower Saxony.
3. The flood situation in Germany has seen thousands of emergency services, including the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), battling the consequences in various regions, particularly Lower Saxony, the south of Saxony-Anhalt, and North Rhine-Westphalia.
4. Despite the recent easing of the weather situation, meteorologists forecast more rain over the next few days, which could potentially cause river levels to rise again.
5. Olaf Scholz's visit to the flood area follows in the footsteps of previous German Chancellors, with Angela Merkel offering encouragement to those affected by floods in the Ahr Valley in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia in 2021.
6. Bad weather conditions have forced many volunteer fire departments and relief workers to work during the New Year's holiday, preparing for potential further floods.
7. As a show of support and gratitude, Olaf Scholz plans to thank the relief workers at the end of his visit to the flood zone in Lower Saxony.

Source: www.stern.de