Sturm flood in Schleswig -Holstein: Dagebüll under water - chaos at sea!

Sturm flood in Schleswig -Holstein: Dagebüll under water - chaos at sea!

Dagebüll, Deutschland - On January 7, 2025, there was a considerable storm surge on the North Sea coast of Schleswig-Holstein. In Dagebüll, a place in the district of North Friesland, the water level rose over two meters above the normal flood. This situation led the ferry pier in Dagebüll to be flushed, which led to failures and timetable changes for the Wyker steamship shipping company. The new Pellwormer Dampfschiffahrts GmbH (NPDG) canceled its first two connections between Nordstrand and Pellworm, but plans to resume traffic in the morning.

The storm low "Bernd" ensured around 350 weather-related operations by the fire brigade and the police in Schleswig-Holstein. The districts of Ostholstein, Duchy of Lauenburg and Lübeck, which together recorded over 100 missions, were particularly affected. In Kiel, a large tree fell on two cars, which were badly damaged. In Todenbüttel, in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, a single-family house had to be cleared after the storm had raised the roof structure. The north of the country, on the other hand, was largely spared.

disorders in rail traffic and weather forecast

The storm low "Bernd" also brought restrictions on rail traffic, especially on the ICE route Hamburg-Berlin and on the connections to Sylt and Lübeck. The trains to Sylt are currently only driving at reduced speed and delays. The weather forecast for the day speaks of occasional showers, partly with snow or pub. The maximum values are between 5 and 7 degrees, accompanied by moderate to fresh wind from southwest with strong to stormy gusts. As a result, there is an increased risk of flood and storm surge on the Elbe and North Sea.

The flood of falls "Bernd" in the summer of 2021 is also remembered as the most severe natural disaster in Germany in the recent past. The district of Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate was most affected and recorded average building damage of 109,000 euros from 2002 to 2021, which illustrates the dramatic effects of extreme weather events. The insured total damage due to the flood of falls "Bernd" was around 8.4 billion euros. In this context, insurers are calling for binding measures to adapt to climate compensation and prevention to minimize such damage in the future, as the GDV reported.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien