Sturm Ziros: Tragedy in Berlin - Frau dies, train traffic paralyzed!
Sturm Ziros: Tragedy in Berlin - Frau dies, train traffic paralyzed!
Spandau, Deutschland - Sturm "Ziros" hit Berlin and Brandenburg with full force on Monday and transformed the region into a chaos. Unfortunately, the storm also demanded a fatality: a woman died when a tree fell on her car in Spandau. The weather conditions left not only human tragedies, but also numerous injuries all over Berlin, including a cyclist with life -threatening injuries in Zehlendorf and another seriously injured person in Spandau who had to be admitted to the hospital. In addition, a person who was injured by falling branches in the Tegel Forest had to be flown to the hospital with a helicopter. Unn.ua reports that the Berlin fire brigade has called the emergency and recorded over 500 missions within an hour and a half.
The effects of the storm were also shown in train traffic: distance and regional trains, especially on the route between Berlin and Hamburg, were affected on Monday, which led to significant delays and stores. S-Bahn traffic was resumed on Tuesday morning, but not without delays and failures on almost all lines, except for the ring railway and line S47. While in Eastern Brandenburg there were little damage and over 200 missions due to fallen trees, it looked different in Westbrandenburg. There there were over 350 missions, especially in Brandenburg an der Havel, Potsdam-Mittelmark and Teltow-Fläming, whereby the fire brigade also had to delete lightning strikes that had caught fire after falling power.
flooded streets and a dilapidated infrastructure problem
In addition to the storm damage, Berlin has struggled with severe rains since Monday that further tightened the Situation. The emergency services were called over 400 times to remove fallen trees, flooded basement and blocked rail lines. Videos from the city show high winds and heavy rain, while subway stations turned into temporary waterfalls. A rainwater pipe break at the Technical University also led to a flooding of the physics area, which caused the president of the university to criticize the dilapidated state of the buildings and to point out the urgent need for action. The-berliner.com states that extreme weather events are increasing in the city and the infrastructure is repeatedly limited.The German Weather Service found the highest wind speed of 108 km/h at the Free University of Berlin. While the storm decreased a little on Monday evening and the temperatures fell below 30 degrees, sunny weather is expected for the coming days, despite another storm warning. According to steepetterzentrale.de , people can adjust to temperatures between 20 and 24 degrees Celsius in the next few days. The recent events illustrate how important it is to pay attention to the natural hazards, especially if we think of the tragic incidents from the past, such as the storm "Xavier", which led to another tragic death in Berlin in 2017.
In this demanding time, a good knack is required in both the emergency coping and in improving the urban infrastructure so that such extreme weather conditions can be better overcome in the future.
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