Since the days of the South of Bavaria is fighting with threatening masses of Snow, in five country in the event of a disaster was proclaimed in circles. One of them has visited the Prime Minister, Markus Söder now - because the worst may still be.
Wolfratshausen/Bad Tölz - trees tend to be threat on the country road between Bad Tölz and Wolfratshausen. Crushed by a white load, you could - at least so it seems - at any time collapse, and the road crash. Many trees have already fallen, many large Branches are already under the weight of the snow stopped. Nevertheless, the trees are Wolfratshausen only the second biggest Problem in the district of Bad Tölz -. Still more Worried about the rooftops.
snow-Chaos in Bavaria : All the info you will find in the News Ticker Merkur.de*
With up to 90 kilos per square meter presses the snow on the roof of the Straßenmeisterei in Wolfratshausen, 115 it holds. Around 20 helpers to try the snow down to dig. The police, fire brigade and the armed forces are in use and the mountain rescue service, which secures the Blade with ropes. In front of the building, the Red cross is - in the event that the Save doesn't work.
"The work - and we...," says Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), as he is watching the helpers on Saturday from the ground. Then he jokes with the staff of the Straßenmeisterei about three scantily clad women on the wall: "Chic calendar by the way. Comes now to television.“
disaster alarm is triggered
47 Clearance rate of this type running at the same time elsewhere in the district, such as district administrator Josef Niedermaier says. He's wearing a vest with the words "civil protection" - in the case of a disaster. As well as four other counties in the state of Bavaria, have sparked a catastrophe alarm. Public buildings such as kindergartens and sports halls are vacated, the latter especially for the case that accommodations for even more forces are required.
It is also a race against time, because meteorologists have issued a new severe weather warning for southern Bavaria. Until the Tuesday for more heavy rains are expected. Not just snowing, raining, too. The hazard: If the snow on roofs and trees sucking up the rain, it will be even harder. Especially older houses, which may carry a lower roof load will not be cleared, you are in acute danger of collapse.
use of force "very, very worried,"
"The biggest challenge for the next few days will be the roofs of the load," stressed the Prime Minister. The forces were "very, very concerned," says Söder. And: "There is no reason to panic, but already a serious concern," says Söder, but also: "there is No reason for complacency - on the contrary." An additional 500 riot police to help the situation in the snowy disaster regions. A total of 5000 workers in the South of Bavaria "has arrived with a vengeance, according to Söders information in use". If necessary, more will be set in motion.
district Niedermaier says, such a weather situation last seen in 2006. That was the year that the ice rink in Bad Reichenhall collapsed. The brief respite on Saturday it snowed the first in the County, many roads were cleared should now be used. "That gives us air." Until Tuesday, the disaster will take, says Niedermaier. "And then I hope that at some point the snow is coming down from the roofs and trees and it is back to normal."
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Date Of Update: 13 January 2019, 00:03
