Scholz visits flood area in Saxony-Anhalt
They then want to talk to emergency services and mayors of affected municipalities at the operations center. At midday, Scholz and Haseloff will then visit a central sandbag filling facility in the village of Berga. They also want to comment on the situation there afterwards. Scholz had already visited flooded areas in Lower Saxony on New Year's Eve. There in particular, but also in other federal states, the emergency services have been battling the masses of water for days.
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- Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, is set to visit the flooded areas in Saxony-Anhalt.
- During his visit, Scholz will speak with emergency services and mayors from affected municipalities at the operations center.
- Afterward, Scholz and Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister, Reiner Haseloff, will visit a central sandbag filling facility in Oberröblingen at midday.
- André Schröder, a CDU politician, joined Scholz and Haseloff in this visit to the flood zone.
- Previously, Scholz had also visited flooded areas in Lower Saxony on New Year's Eve, where emergency services have been working tirelessly to combat the massive water influx.
- The Federal Government, led by Scholz, has been providing support to other affected federal states as well.
- In Sangerhausen, another town in Saxony-Anhalt, the authorities are also working diligently to manage the flood situation.
Source: www.stern.de
