Bundeswehr on standby: Since Christmas, several rivers in Germany have burst their banks | DW News

Flooding in a tunnel under the river temps has brought all Eurostar train services to a halt that’s disrupted the holiday travel plans of many people Bound for London Paris Brussels and Amsterdam strong winds and heavy rain have battered the UK and forecasts a warning of more Stormy Weather Ahead music for the masses stranded at London St panr station a flooded tunnel has brought Eurostar trains to standstill and disrupted holiday plans many Travelers are now scrambling to reach their destination as the clock ticks down to 2024 I am just devastated I’ve just had

A little cry um I just want to get home it’s New Year’s Eve tomorrow others are leaving their plans up to fate well it’s kind of a chaos but um actually well what I I would love to stay another couple of days in London It’s a Wonderful city um might cost a

Lot of money but um we’ll enjoy that and we’ll adapt to the circumstances the chaos started when this undersea rail tunnel flooded in England which is being hit by a spell of severe weather the rail operator says the flooding is unprecedented Eurostar trains link London to Mainland and Europe in Paris

The cancellations mean the honeymoon is over for a newlywed couple we are financing the trip with our wedding gift so to see it go up in smoke like this we won’t be able to get anything back except maybe the price of the outward ticket so we’re obviously

Devastated some are working flat out to find a solution no plan right now uh we’re on on line with the travel agent and she trying to find a hotel so not looking good it’s the second disruption for Eurostar passengers this holiday season after workers in France hit the picket

Lines days before Christmas between strikes and storms nerves are being tested in the final days of the festive travel Rush

Continued heavy rainfall is expected in some areas of Germany already affected by flooding, the national weather service DWD said.
Much of the country has been hit by severe rain since Christmas Day, causing some rivers to burst their banks, while others are gradually giving in.

DWD said that up to 40 millimeters of rain could fall within 24 hours in some areas of the western state of North-Rhine Westphalia and in the Harz Mountains in central Germany.
Areas along the Aller, Leine and Weser rivers in the northwestern state of Lower Saxony had already been flooded, according to regional authorities.

Lower Saxony requested help from Germany’s military, the Bundeswehr, on Friday, with state Interior Minister Daniela Behrens speaking of a “very tense situation.”
According to the Bundeswehr, six helicopters were put on standby.

A spokesman said that the operation would center around securing dikes in the area around Oldenburg and the region north of Hanover. Personnel and material transport and evacuations of people at risk could also be carried out.

The city of Oldenburg had declared an ongoing “extraordinary event,” allowing districts to access emergency services more easily.
Lower Saxony’s Premier, Stephel Weil, said on Thursday that the state had never seen flooding of this magnitude.

“Experts have been warning for a long time that the increasingly frequent extreme weather events are linked to climate change,” he said.

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  5. Let me guess: Last year’s drought was caused by “climate change,” just like this year’s torrential rain is caused by “climate change!” China’s record freezing temps are caused by climate change, just like this past summer’s record heat was caused by climate change. Pretty much every weather pattern, short term or long, is caused by climate change. (formerly known as global warming)!

  9. Europe people always laugh at American bc the US don’t have a good train system. Turn out American strength is at people wheel and their cars, and the freedom to move around.

  12. The holiday stranded folk can use the time sleeping on concrete floors to ponder the "rough" sleepers who are homeless and consider helping them out more–in the holiday season perhaps they will "learn" more compassion.

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