Heino has been an honorary citizen of Bad Münstereifel, which was badly hit by the flood, since 2019. The pop singer now expressed his condolences to the residents.
Bad Münstereifel – Pop singer Heino * (82) was shocked by the flood disaster in his adopted home Bad Münstereifel. “I saw the terrible pictures of the flood * and I am deeply shaken,” said the singer Heino of the German press agency. “My heart is in Bad Münstereifel and my thoughts are with the residents and with my many friends there.”
Heino and his wife Hannelore weren’t in the Eifel when the tide came. According to the management, the couple has been in their second home in Kitzbühel (Austria) for a year due to a complete renovation of the historical spa house in which the two normally live. There the two would have learned of the flood. The Kurhaus itself was spared because it is on a hill.
Pop singer Heino mourns: floods destroyed the grave of his daughter Petra Bell
But another loss hits Heino right in the heart: The urn grave of his daughter Petra Bell († 36) was destroyed by the flood and washed down by the flood. “I saw the destroyed grave in photos and the sight hurts my soul. I stood there and prayed so often with my wife Hannelore. It’s bad that my daughter’s dead rest was so terribly disturbed by the flood, ”he told the Bild newspaper
Despite his pain, Heino’s mind is first and foremost with his fellow citizens, who have lost everything due to the flood. “It is terrible that Petra’s grave has been destroyed, but much more important now are the living victims of this terrible flood disaster. My sympathy belongs to you.
Flood: Heino assures the mayor of Bad Münstereifel to help
In the summer of 2003, Heino’s daughter Petra Bell fell seriously ill and was admitted to a psychiatric institution. She is said to have suffered from schizophrenia. In November 2003 the tragic end: a friend of Petra found the body in her Düsseldorf apartment. Like her own mother, she had chosen to commit suicide.
Heino, born in Düsseldorf, has been an honorary citizen of Bad Münstereifel since 2019. He sent a message: If the mayor needs his help through the floods, he will “of course be by your side”. (Carolin Eberth with dpa)
The weather in Germany remains tense. New storms threaten in the flood areas. * op-online.de is an offer from IPPEN MEDIA
