Sturmchaos in Lower Saxony: Fire brigades in constant use!

Sturmchaos in Lower Saxony: Fire brigades in constant use!

On Monday, January 6, 2025, a storm in Lower Saxony provided numerous missions by the local fire brigades. The storm led to fallen trees and broken branches that caused dangers in the East Frisia region. The fire brigade was particularly challenged in Aurich to prevent a threatening tree crash on a residential building. At 5:50 p.m., the fire brigade's turntable ladder was requested to safely remove the tree.

In addition, other overturned trees blocked streets in Aurich, and loose roof tiles fell on the sidewalk in the pedestrian zone, which made additional measures from the fire brigade necessary. In Leer, an approximately seven meter long tree fell on a residential building. When the emergency services arrived, the tree was still in motion, which was an immediate risk. The fire brigade had to secure and remove the tree directly from the roof. A serious accident occurred in Elsfleth, where a 60-year-old driver was seriously injured by a fallen tree when he fell on his car.

extensive storm damage and operations

The storm damage led to dozens of missions by the fire brigade in the districts of Wesermarsch, Ammerland, Wittmund, Leer and Aurich. There were 34 missions in the Oldenburg district until 7:30 p.m. In Ganderkesee, a fir threatened to overthrow a transformer house, which resulted in a new alarm. In addition, the train traffic of the Northwest Railway (NWB) was still restricted on Tuesday morning, and several rail replacement traffic was set up. Deutsche Bahn also had to delete ferry connections to the East Frisian Islands.

according to reports from nwzonline.de will be carried out with further stubborns, especially in the coast And in the mountains, calculated.

In the entire weather, Germany was diversified on January 7, 2025. While the east experienced sunny moments, speeds were available at 85 km/h in the northwest, accompanied by rain and thunderstorms in the middle of the country as well as snow in higher locations. The temperatures were between 3 and 8 degrees.

like zdf.de , there were also fallen trees and traffic disadients in North Rhine-Westphalia. The clean -up work on railway lines in the north and west have largely been completed, and train traffic has largely normalized. However, it was warned that black ice is in many parts of Germany and that numerous traffic accidents as well as delays on flights and trains are the result.

-transmitted by West-Ost-media