Status: 31.12.2023, 13:27 PM
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Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, centre r). © Philipp Schulze/dpa
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz has paid tribute to the joint efforts of the helpers in the flood area in Lower Saxony. "The weather, nature challenge us," said the SPD politician on New Year's Eve Sunday in Verden. "That's why it's important that we stick together in the country. Everywhere this is done by the responsible organisations, the police, the fire brigade, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief, and the Bundeswehr has also made its support available."
Verden - Many volunteers would also do everything they could to minimize the consequences and protect people and homes.
"I see that the willingness goes far beyond those who are now working professionally or voluntarily in the aid organizations. Citizens on the ground are also helping in a very concrete way and asking what they can do," said Scholz. "That's important. I believe that this shows that there is solidarity in our country and the willingness to stick together." Scholz assured that the federal government would also support the affected states and municipalities in coping "with its possibilities".
Prior to this, Scholz had taken a sightseeing flight in a helicopter to get an impression of the flood situation in northern Lower Saxony. He was accompanied by Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Stephan Weil and the state's Minister of the Interior, Daniela Behrens (both SPD). Dpa