Plot flooding in western Germany
The behavior of people in disaster areas of & nbsp; in different countries is very similar. National differences seem to be fading, and & nbsp; the actions of individuals, especially the reckless, are the same and & nbsp; in & nbsp; Southeast Asian countries, and & nbsp; in & nbsp; Russia, and & nbsp; in & nbsp; Germany.
The flood in & nbsp; Erftstadt: under water even the cemetery was gone
Authorities in the German city of Erftstadt, located in North Rhine-Westphalia, were forced to officially place an appeal to stop sightseeing in the disaster area.
“ Please, no extreme tourism! & # 39; & # 39; & nbsp; & mdash; indicated in the call of & nbsp; published on the official page of the town hall in the social network of & nbsp ;. “ Citizens are requested not to & nbsp; making the city & # 39; s territory a day trip destination today & nbsp; & mdash; whether & nbsp; then in & nbsp; car, bike or on foot, & mdash; so as not to & nbsp; interfere with cleaning operations and & nbsp; not to & nbsp; put you in danger.
The 50 thousandth Erftstadt, crossed by the river Erft, ended up in the devastating flood zone that hit western Germany. Miraculously, the city, where serious destruction was recorded, escaped great loss of life. Previously, around 200 people were on the missing persons lists, but most of them have been contacted by the police. Fortunately, people haven't been injured, but have simply met & nbsp; communication problems.
Nevertheless & nbsp; less & nbsp; the situation in & nbsp; city is difficult. Until recently, there was a threat of a dam failure, but it appears to have been resolved. Rescue services clean the city from water, debris, crooked cars, dismantle destroyed houses. Among the flooded objects and & nbsp; the city cemetery, and & nbsp; experts are seriously concerned about entering the water from the decomposition products of bodies. & Nbsp;
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In short, Erfstadt is no longer & nbsp; more & nbsp; the best place to travel. Police even closed the area to official visits by journalists. But, in the end, such restrictions are far from stopping everyone.
Akhrem City District Administration reports that “ gaffers and extreme tourists hamper the work of cleaning up the territory. & # 39; & # 39;
“ We & nbsp; are getting a lot of signals from the & nbsp; population and & nbsp; volunteers that the so-called gaffers interfere with the work, & nbsp; & mdash; quotes a post from the authorities of the German edition of WAZ.
The gaffers in & nbsp; Germany are people who take photos and & nbsp; film on & nbsp; places of fires, accidents and other natural disasters. & Nbsp; their & nbsp; activities have no ethical boundaries & mdash; for the number of views on their pages, they try to get pictures of the injured and & nbsp; even the dead.
Immediately after the flood, Erftstadt saw an influx of content hunters. Having entered the disaster area, they interfere with the work of the military and rescuers involved in the liquidation of the consequences of the disaster. Often, despite warnings from & nbsp; police, extremals climb in & nbsp; places where & nbsp; and & nbsp; are now dangerous, and & nbsp; thrash lovers must be rescued. & Nbsp;
But & nbsp; the greatest indignation is caused, above all, by the lack of any ethics at & nbsp; gaffers. In & nbsp; in particular, they film & nbsp; how the locals are trying to save at least some things in their destroyed homes. The Cynical Invasion of Sorrow someone else has resulted in calls to punish hunters for & nbsp; such content as severely as possible, until & nbsp; criminal liability. Authorities promise to increase the number of police in the & nbsp; disaster area, giving them & nbsp; broad powers.
A German pensioner stormed the raging river in a & nbsp; SUV. The dashing man and & nbsp; its passengers with & nbsp; rescued
But & nbsp; not & nbsp; Germany is rich in gaffers. Arnsberg Police said four men decided on Saturday to organize an extreme swim in the flooded tributary of the Rhine & nbsp; & mdash; Rure. It all ended in a predictable way: & nbsp; not having & nbsp; faces the & nbsp; stormy stream, the four were on the verge of death. The men were lucky: after grabbing a tree, they were able to wait for help. “ We are not & nbsp; not & nbsp; able to understand such behavior ', & nbsp; & mdash; a police spokesperson said. At & nbsp; as regards the extremals, a control is in progress. According to the & nbsp; word, in neighboring Belgium, a like-minded extreme swimming enthusiast unfortunately ended: & nbsp; A 22 year old who found it a good idea to swim during the & nbsp; flood in Liege, drowned.
It's not just the young who are moving forward, but the retirees and & nbsp; and & nbsp ;. So, in the Warburg district, despite repeated warnings from the police, the 61-year-old SUV driver decided to cross the raging Dimel River. As a result, the car stopped in the middle of the stream, and the driver and & nbsp; three of its passengers were stranded. Rescuers were to get to the dashing boat driver, battling against the strongest current. In the & nbsp; as a result, the four that were in the & nbsp; SUV were removed by the windows and & nbsp; delivered to & nbsp; shore. As for the car, & nbsp; later, with & nbsp; some improvement in the situation, she & nbsp; was removed with a crane.
Jokes in the & nbsp; days of mourning: Merkel's successor can 'laugh' Chancellor post?
At present, the death toll in flooding in & nbsp; western Germany has exceeded 150 & nbsp; people. About & nbsp; 110 deaths are reported by the authorities of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, 46 others & nbsp; were victims of the disaster in & nbsp; North Rhine-Westphalia, & nbsp; at least one person died in & nbsp; Upper Bavaria. The police continue to work with & nbsp; lists of missing persons, which have become much smaller, but the & nbsp; & nbsp; always have the names of dozens of people.
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German authorities are calling the flood “historic”, unprecedented. The prospects of many politicians depend on & nbsp; of how we will succeed in dealing with its consequences, including the potential successor of Angela Merkel as German Chancellor Armin Laschet . The politician at the head of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and at the head of the liquidation of the consequences of the flood, “fines”, as they say, to the ; improvist. While German President Frank- Walter Steinmeier delivered a & nbsp; mourning speech at & nbsp; Erftstadt, the cameras recorded Laschet, who in the background was comfortable chatting with & nbsp; colleagues, laughing at something. And & nbsp; although he subsequently & nbsp; apologized, explaining that he did not want to hurt the memory of the victims in any way, this case clearly did improved its image in the eyes of voters. His opponents even launched the hashtag #Laschetlacht (Laschet laughs). If, in this context, the problems start with the & nbsp; liquidation rate of the consequences of the flood, then & nbsp; the post of chancellor of & nbsp; Lasheta will float as & nbsp; their & nbsp; the cars moved away from the & nbsp; owners in & nbsp; West of Germany.