"The government will also do everything possible to ensure that affected families and municipalities can be supported as best as possible.”Īt least 105 people have died in Germany following torrential rainfalls that swept through the country, hundreds are still missing, authorities said Friday. "I realize it is impossible to make up for the great loss, but what we can do today is help each other as best we can at this particularly difficult moment. "These are all signs that at a time like this, at a time of severe setbacks, we stand shoulder to shoulder in our country.
We also see spontaneous actions of solidarity everywhere: providing food, clothing and other materials.
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The services of professional aid workers, also of volunteers. "At a time like this it is good to see solidarity from all over the country is shown towards those affected. I think that is understandable at a time when so many people will still be in great difficulty, and it also makes sense since a large part of the equipment at that time will still be fully deployed at the scene of the catastrophe. "The festivities of our national holiday on July 21 will also take place in a more limited format. Eyes on the horizon: The regions impacted by the devastating flash floods in Germany will see ''much better weather in the coming days,'' the German weather service Deutscher Wetterdienst told CNN Friday.Sending aid: The German Football Association (DFB) and the German Football League (DFL) have pledged 3 million euros - or about $3.5 million - to aid floods victims in their country.''We fear that the number of fatalities could rise over the next few days," Ulrich Sopart, a police spokesperson in the city of Koblenz, told CNN. Grim milestone: At least 105 people have died in Germany and hundreds are still missing, authorities said Friday.Official visit: Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district of North Rhine-Westphalia state on Saturday after it was hit by severe flooding, a statement released by his office said Friday.Support on the way: Germany has deployed 850 soldiers to assist with its disaster relief effort after severe flooding left at least 105 people dead in two western states, the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces, tweeted Friday.Infrastructure fails: A dam along the river Rur in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia broke Friday night, according to the regional government. Officials have started the evacuation of about 700 residents in the Ophoven neighborhood of the city of Wassenberg.Travel delays: Flood damage in the states of North Rhine Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate is severely affecting train travel in Germany, according to Germany’s rail service Deutsche Bahn.The raised infrastructure, over which the district can be evacuated safely and quickly even in the case of high water, was funded by the Hamburg municipal authorities. The advantage is that this renders ground-level parking unnecessary and that a relatively large proportion of the land can be issued. The bases of most buildings are used as parking garages. The owners/developers are responsible for the costs associated with raising the buildings. West part of the harbour © Fotofrizz, HafenCity Hamburg GmbH
All openings (doors, windows, etcetera) can be closed in accordance with special guidelines. The ground floors of all buildings are also sealed up to that level, with the exception of entrances and similar openings. The level of 7.5 metres is higher than the highest flood level on record. The existing ground level in HafenCity is 3.5-5.5 metres above NN, which is not high enough. That higher level can also be used for emergency services in the case of high water. For this area of 126 hectares, situated outside the dikes and representing a realistic flood risk, the decision was made to realise a secondary partial infrastructure for pedestrians, at a height of 7.5 metres above NN (Normalnull, the German term for the Amsterdam Ordnance Datum).
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