Flood disaster in the Rems-Murr district: Brave rescuers in action!

In May 2024 there was a devastating flood disaster in the Rems-Murr district, which caused dangerous currents in the rivers due to heavy rainfall. On a critical day, two people got into acute danger to life in a rubber boat on the Rems. According to a report of the fought the inmates of the boat to reach the shore, which was almost impossible due to the violent current. One of the people was finally able to make an emergency call, the fire brigade and the German Life Rescue Society (DLRG) triggered the alarm. Operations manager Markus Mulfinger was on site and led the rescue measures.

Two days after the flood disaster, on June 4, 2024, the Stuttgarter news Location in the Rems-Murr district. The flood risk was primarily the fields of Wieslauf- und Remstal as well as the municipalities of Schorndorf, Rudersberg, Kaisersbach, Alfdorf and Berglen. Tragically, a 58-year-old and his 84-year-old mother drowned in Schorndorf-Miedelsbach while trying to pump out their basement.

rescue and cleanup

The cleanup in the affected areas are in full swing. Residents and emergency services collect scrap and clean the full basement. The mayor of Rudersberg, Raimon Ahrens, expressed hope of an early reopening of a supermarket. Mourning was arranged at the town hall in Schorndorf, while in the municipality of Berglen, help visits and offers are coordinated.

Volunteers support the clean -up work in Rudersberg, which are coordinated at the town hall. Containers for building rubble, residual waste and scrap were set up at several locations, and a citizen phone has been set up on 07183 3005-0. In addition, the district office has set up a donation account; The information is available on the district's website. The volunteers have to deal with a high number of operations and are challenged, especially since numerous streets in the Rems-Murr district are still closed.

The weather situation, which resulted in this flood disaster, was extreme; Within 45 minutes, a storm cell developed that brought precipitation of over 100 liters per square meter. In the Welzheim forest in particular, as much rain has fallen in the past four weeks as normally in half a year. The long-term effects of flooding on flood and heavy rain management in the Rems-Murr district are expected subsequently.