Tag: dikes
Flooding: Emergency services dismantle mobile flood dikes
flooding Emergency services dismantle mobile flood dikes Fire brigade forces dismantle a mobile dike system. photo © Hauke-Christian Dittrich/dpa At the turn of the year there were floods in many…
Dike protection: Daily half marathon for the inspectors
in the middle As of: January 13, 2024 9:42 a.m Dikes stretch for kilometers to protect land and people from flooding. Small damages can turn into major catastrophes. To ensure…
Flooding: What consequences does frost have on the dikes?
As of: January 6, 2024 10:59 a.m The flood situation in Lower Saxony remains tense. But after the constant rain, a change in the weather now brings freezing cold. What…
Video: Are the dikes holding? – What helps against floods
Expert Ralf Merz describes the situation as a “classic winter or Christmas flood”, caused by large amounts of precipitation. As a result of climate change, stable weather conditions, such as…
Flooding: There is growing concern about collapsing dikes in flood areas
Extreme weather Continuous rain until Thursday: There is growing concern about collapsing dikes in flood areas A farm in the Bremen district of Timmersloh is under water, as this aerial…
Causes of the flooding: On the “expressway for low pressure areas” – knowledge
Anyone who looks at pictures from northern Germany will see above all: water. In Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony-Anhalt in particular, it rained so much around Christmas that many…
Mass water presses on houses and dikes
As of: December 28, 2023 9:21 p.m Flooded districts, evacuated people and animals: the flooding continues in eastern and northern Germany. Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Weil speaks of an “unprecedented…
Storm: flood situation: dams full, dikes brittle
In many places, anxious looks are still directed at full reservoirs, soggy dikes and sandbag barriers. In some regions, however, the authorities are giving the all-clear. In some flood areas…
Überbleick: Critical flood situation: dams full, dikes brittle
In many places, anxious looks are still directed at full reservoirs, soggy dikes and sandbag barriers. In some regions, however, the authorities are giving the all-clear. In some flood areas…
Storm: Critical flood situation: dams full, dikes brittle
storm Critical flood situation: dams full, dikes brittle Floods flow around the town of Ruthe in the Hildesheim district. photo © Julian Stratenschulte/dpa The rain has consequences: dams can no…