Flood risk in Verden: City urgently strives for protective measures!
Flood risk in Verden: City urgently strives for protective measures!
A year after the devastating floods on the Aller, the fear of the residents in the Verden fishery district is unbroken. Iris of Brill, whose listed house was badly damaged, follows the water level every day and remembers the dramatic flood events that have shaped their lives and that of their neighbors. Despite extensive repairs and financial support, she states that flood protection in the fishing district continues to be a long time coming. "How can it still be that nothing happened after everything we went through?" She asks desperately while the water stands over the meadows again, like reported.
urgent need for action
The city of Verden now urgently needs to develop solutions for flood protection. The road and city green department has commissioned an expert opinion that takes into account the current and future flood risks. Several flood events have been documented in recent decades, and the dangerous card, which also includes the fishing district, shows that the city is not immune to extreme floods. "We have to prevent," explains Rainer Kamermann. With a planned flood protection along the Allerpark and the Reeperbahn, a strategy is already being worked on, but there is still no sustainable solution in the fishing district.
The availability of funding depends on the plans for flood protection and the associated costs that amount to around one million euros. Political decisions are due in the new year to either implement a permanently installed protection or a flexible, mobile solution that takes into account the cityscape. As informed, the discussions with the residents are decisive to have a solution too find that meets the requirements of a city close to the river.
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