Sturm Kirk rages in Upper Franconia: Police with over 100 missions required!
Sturm Kirk rages in Upper Franconia: Police with over 100 missions required!
in Upper Franconia, the storm "Kirk" raged on Thursday and ensured a massive use of the police. In total, the officers had to move out over 127 times to react to the consequences of the storm. The most important causes of the missions were fallen trees, fallen branches and other flying objects, which in particular blocked roads and thus impaired traffic.
In this context, there were also eight traffic accidents in which a person was slightly injured. A motorcyclist fell as he drove into a fallen tree. However, the damage went beyond traffic accidents; Many parked and moving vehicles were affected by overcreasing trees, falling branches and damaged traffic signs. In some cases, the infrastructure, including electricity and telephone lines, was also affected, which led to disorders in the nets.The dangerous use
A particularly dangerous moment occurred when two police officers in Wilhelmstal, near Kronach, were just there to clear branches off the street. Suddenly another tree fell and injured both. A 26-year-old officer suffered bruises on her arm, while a 23-year-old colleague had to go to the next hospital for outpatient treatment with a head wound. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries.
The police could not find a specific focus of the storm in Upper Franconia. Instead, the operations stretched relatively evenly over the large areas of Bamberg, Bayreuth, Coburg and Hof. While the clean -up work progresses, all of the property damage remains unpaid initially, but it is assumed that it is considerable. Despite the large number of operations and injuries, the Situation remains under control, and the officials work intensively on restoring the streets and the infrastructure.
For more information on the current police reports and developments related to the storm low "Kirk", the police are in contact with the media to report on progress. Details on the operations and their consequences can be followed on the Internet in order to keep the public up to date. Further reports are here to be found.
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