Krefeld under water: heavy rain causes chaos and emergencies!

Krefeld under water: heavy rain causes chaos and emergencies!

Krefeld, Deutschland - On June 1, 2025, violent storms moved to North Rhine-Westphalia, with the city of Krefeld and the Herrig district in particular affected by a massive heavy rain. In Krefeld, the police report that "we land under". The emergency services reached numerous emergency calls for fully run basement, flooded streets and fallen trees. Although the fire brigade and police were busy with many missions, no injuries were initially reported, such as dewezet.de reported.

in the south of North Rhine-Westphalia, especially in Erftstadt, the streets were often up to half a meter under water. Numerous cellars ran full, and Herrig, a district with around 500 inhabitants, was temporarily without electricity. This is another example of the serious effects of extreme weather events that have increased in recent years. According to Zeit.de , the population was warned of further thunderstorms during the night, while the German Weather Service (DWD) warned of possible gusts of up to 100 km/h.

regional effects and machines in use

The city of Krefeld was not only affected; Similar problems were also reported in other regions of North Rhine-Westphalia. Fully run cellar and flooded streets were widespread, but the police in the district of Euskirchen and Rhein-Erft-Kreis reported comparatively few missions. There was only a little water in some streets and cellars, which shows that the effects varied regionally. The emergency services have their hands full to control the situation.

The youngest storms are part of a larger trend: extreme weather events take according to a balance of gdv.de to. In the past 20 years, heavy rain has caused damage of a total of 12.6 billion euros in residential buildings. Statistically speaking, every tenth house was affected, while in North Rhine-Westphalia the average costs for the removal of damage are around 9,380 euros

climate change and future challenges

The increase in extreme weather events is also a consequence of climate change that can increase the likelihood of such events up to nine times. Only about 52% of homeowners in Germany have elementary damage insurance, and insurers warn of possible doubles from the premiums in the next ten years. This illustrates the need for prevention and adjustments to the climate element to prevent future damage.

The current storm events in North Rhine-Westphalia are an urgent sign that dealing with weather extreme is more urgent than ever. The supply companies and emergency services are under immense pressure, and the population has to adapt to other possible challenges.