In the first big storm of autumn the Baltic Sea a spectacular and dangerous spectacle. The east wind blows the water Hurricane gusts thundering against beaches and cliffs, into bays and fjords and flooding harbors and streets. Branches fall on cars and tracks, causing closures and disruptions.
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) expected the storm to peak in Friday night. In Flensburg the water reached a level above two meters above normal, as shown on the storm information map of the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Environment. For Flensburg, this is the highest water level in over 100 years.
In Eckernförde the water level was 1.91 meters and in Neustadt it was 1.74 meters compared to the average water level. According to German Weather Service (DWD) The storm is expected to slowly subside overnight.
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Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein Daniel Gunther thanked all the helpers: “This is a challenging situation and I am very grateful to all the helpers who are currently on duty”, said the CDU politician. “The police, firefighters, THW and State Coastal Protection Bureau officials are committed to keeping the situation under control and are succeeding.” The Interior Ministry’s disaster control team has started work in Kiel.
Several were found near Heringsdorf in the Ostholstein district. Campsites and a vacation home complex was evacuated because flood waters nearly reached the top of the levee. A camp owner told the German Press Agency on Friday evening. But the dike still resists. According to the Ministry of the Interior, there was also damage to dikes in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde and the district of Schleswig. Emergency services are carrying out security work in threatened areas.
Flooded campsites near Heringsdorf in the Ostholstein district
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The fire department had already arrived in the afternoon from around 110 missions Spoken in the districts of Rendsburg-Eckernförde and Plön, as well as in Kiel. In addition to Kiel with 36 missions, there were focal points in the Schlei region, in Eckernförde and Damp, where a rehabilitation clinic was protected against rising water with sandbags.
Several streets in the capital of São Paulo were closed. In Flensburg, the harbor streets were underwater. For safety reasons, municipal utilities turned off electricity in the affected area. In the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, tens of thousands of sandbags were distributed to authorities and affected communities.
Several roads were closed
Police asked road users to avoid the areas around the Flensburg fjord, the north and south ports of Kappeln and the areas bordering the Schlei in Schleswig. There were many people in the area due to the floods Roads closed. Hotelier affected by floods. An employee at the Hotel Hafen Flensburg said: “It doesn’t look good. We have the bulkheads in front of them and we haven’t gone through them yet.” However, there is water in the hotel because it is an old building and water runs down the corners. The guests are no longer there. Furniture and anything that could be damaged were removed.
© Image: APA/dpa/Frank Molter
On the Baltic Sea island Schleswig-Holstein Fehmarn A fallen tree even killed a person inside a car. The accident in the Ostholstein district occurred on Friday afternoon, a police spokesman said. Details about the victim’s identity were not immediately released.