Storm chaos in Brandenburg: Over 1000 fire brigade operations and injuries!

Storm chaos in Brandenburg: Over 1000 fire brigade operations and injuries!

Persistent storms in Brandenburg are causing unrest and numerous fire brigade operations. A severe thunderstorm has hit the region since Thursday evening and triggered more than 1,000 incidents. The north and west of Brandenburg are particularly affected, especially the Havelland, the Oberhavel and Potsdam. The fire brigades count over 450 missions in the area from Potsdam to the northwest alone the daily mirror reported.

A tragic incident occurred in Potsdam, where a woman was life-threateningly injured by a falling tree while riding her bicycle. A man also suffered serious injuries, while the condition of the injured woman was not known in the morning. Fortunately, the control centers have not reported any further injuries so far. The fire brigade deployed in full force to clear fallen trees from streets and roofs and to continue the clean-up work in Havelland and Falkensee.

Cleanups and challenges

The clean-up work is in full swing. London and Berlin fire departments are also called upon, where around 750 weather-related calls were recorded. Many trees were uprooted here, which led to partial closures of forest areas and severely affected S-Bahn traffic on individual routes. Several people suffered serious injuries due to the storm. In the neighboring federal states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, the fire brigade colleagues are also available for hundreds of operations Deutschlandfunk supplemented.

After such dramatic weather events, the relevance of timely warnings from the German Weather Service (DWD) becomes clear. He initiated the natural hazards portal, which serves as a central contact point for current warnings, risk information and prevention measures. Here, users can find information about weather extremes such as heavy rain, storms and floods and can access specific data for their places of residence, which significantly improves individual risk assessment DWD emphasized.

A look forward

Thanks to the continuous cooperation between several federal and state authorities, the portal always remains up-to-date and reliable. Future expansions could also include other natural hazards such as forest fires, earthquakes or avalanches. In the meantime, the population is called upon to remain vigilant and take the weather warnings seriously, as nature is currently showing its challenging side.