The situation in the Rhein-Erft district is still dramatic.
Bundeswehr tanks salvage cars on the flooded B265 in Erftstadt.
It is unclear whether there are people in the cars.
Erftstadt - The
situation in the Rhein-Erft district
* is still dramatic.
On the third day of the
“flood of the century” in North Rhine-Westphalia
*, the rescue workers are on constant duty.
In the North Rhine-Westphalian town of
Erftstadt-Blessem
,
which was particularly affected by the flooding,
there have been no confirmed fatalities so far.
Since the work of the rescue workers in the Blessem area is still in full swing, one cannot rule out the possibility of fatalities, said a district spokeswoman on Saturday morning.
Storm Erftstadt Blessem: Bundeswehr in action - tanks rescue cars
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Bundeswehr mission after "flood of the century"
© Sebastian Peters / IPPEN.MEDIA
The
Bundeswehr
is also currently deployed several times in the Rhein-Erft district *.
Since 7 a.m. on Saturday,
several trucks, cars and vans have been
recovered
on the
B265
.
The Bundeswehr relies on heavy equipment:
tanks and helicopters
are in
action
.
Flooded B265 near Erftstadt Blessem: water still up to 10 meters deep
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The rescue work on the B265 begins on Saturday morning
© Sebastian Peters / IPPEN.MEDIA
But the rescue work is difficult.
According to a press spokesman, the water in Erftstadt is sometimes more than ten meters deep.
At the moment it cannot be said whether there are still
people in the vehicles
.
However, none have been found so far.
The
duration of the salvage work
is also still unclear.
Although the
flood in Erftstadt is
slowly receding, around
25 vehicles
are still
under water
.
On Friday the street was still used with a boat from the water rescue service.
The rescue operation including tanks could only start on Saturday morning, before that the amount of water was too large.
More information soon.
Sebastian Peters
is a reporter for
Ippen Digital Zentralredaktion
and reports for the
IPPEN.MEDIA
offers
from the disaster area in
North
Rhine-Westphalia.
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List of rubric lists: © Sebastian Peters / Ippen.Media
