Photos of federal highway B265 between Erftstadt and Liblar show the destructive power of the storm. The pavement swelled – and dead fish as witnesses to the flood.
Erftstadt / Liblar – They are pictures like from a Roland Emmerich film. Flooded, undermined: the B265 federal road near Liblar is totally destroyed after the storm disaster in North Rhine-Westphalia *. After the water has drained, the full extent of the devastation caused by the heavy rainfall in the Rhein-Erft district * becomes apparent.
Federal road B265 near Erftstadt / Liblar: roadway totally destroyed
Liblar is in the immediate vicinity of Erftstadt, where the water masses of the Erft washed away almost the entire district of Blessem *. The Erft between Blessem and Liblar did not stop at the B265 federal road either: the road seemed to swell up after the flooding.
Storm in the Rhein-Erft district: fish on the B265
A dead fish shows the size of the river Erft after the rains on Wednesday.
B265 damage: Storm destroys important connection between Eifel and Cologne
The B265 is an important connection for commuters between the surrounding area and Cologne *. The Phantasialand * amusement park in Brühl is also not far. It will take months for this damage to be repaired.
- Sebastian Peters is a reporter for Ippen Digital Zentralredaktion and reports for the IPPEN.MEDIA offers from the disaster area in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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