The storm “Nadia” causes great chaos. After the fatal accident with an election advertising poster in Brandenburg, a candidate is taking action.
+++ 10:49 p.m .: After the fatal accident in Beelitz, Brandenburg, in which a man was killed by a billboard advertising for the district election, the local candidate for the Pirate Party ended his election campaign. “I am shocked by the tragic events of last night and would first like to express my heartfelt condolences to the relatives of the man who had an accident,” wrote pirate politician Meiko Rachimov on Facebook.
According to the district administrator candidate, the fallen poster was not his, but that of a competitor. Nevertheless, Rachimov could not just go back to business as usual after the “terrible accident”.
“The large posters put up by my team and myself were recently secured even more because of the approaching storm and most likely withstood the storm last night. Nevertheless, the district election campaign with large posters is over for me immediately after this terrible event,” said the politician.
The affected billboard was torn from its anchorage late on Saturday evening (January 29, 2022) by a gust of wind and fell on a passing pedestrian, the police said. The 58-year-old went for a walk with his partner and a friend. The poster, made of a metal body and plywood, fell against the head of the man, who died at the scene of the accident despite resuscitation measures. The police launched a death investigation.
Storm depression “Nadia”: Another fatality – freighter in distress for hours
+++ 17.48: The storm “Nadia” has also caused several serious accidents in Lower Saxony and Bremen. In Lower Saxony alone, there were hundreds of police and fire brigade operations. A gust of wind caught a van on a small road near Uetze near Hanover and pushed it off the road. The vehicle crashed into a tree, police said. The passenger was seriously injured, the driver slightly. In Bremen, a tree fell on a man. After being treated by an ambulance, he was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. This was reported by the responsible fire brigade.
Off the North Sea coast, the ship drifted around for hours because of the storm, unable to manoeuvre. The unloaded bulk cargo ship “Vienna” had severe problems maneuvering around six meters in storms and waves around 16 nautical miles (approx. 30 kilometers) off the East Frisian coast on Saturday evening (January 29, 2022). The engine of the approximately 190 meter long ship was too weak, explained a spokesman for the emergency command. In the worst case, the ship could have become a risk for the coast. After a few hours, the situation was back under control.
Hundreds of emergency calls were also made in Scandinavia. Police in Denmark reported the death of a 78-year-old woman after being swept away by the wind. According to the energy suppliers Eon, Ellevio and Vattenfall, tens of thousands of people in Sweden were without electricity.
Storm low “Nadia”: state of emergency in Berlin – first fatality in Brandenburg
+++ 1:44 p.m .: Fire brigades and police in the north and north-east of Germany are still in continuous use due to storm “Nadia”. “The emergency call does not stand still,” said a spokesman for the rescue control center in Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). In Saxony, meanwhile, fallen trees are causing disabilities in many places – several roads had to be closed.
Nevertheless, the German Weather Service (DWD) has now lifted the severe weather warning for northern Germany. However, strong gusts of wind are to be expected until Sunday afternoon (01/30/2022). The highest wind speed has so far been measured on the coast of Hallig Hooge (Nordfriesland district). The storm reaches a speed of 127 km/h here.
Storm low “Nadia”: state of emergency in Berlin – first fatality in Brandenburg
+++ 10.26 a.m .: Fire brigades in the north and north-east have been in continuous use since Saturday (01/29/2022). The reason is the storm “Nadia”, which causes considerable disabilities. The fire brigade in Berlin declared a state of emergency on Sunday morning (01/28/2022). People should not leave their homes as long as there is a storm and thunderstorms. The fire brigade also advises unplugging televisions and computers and closing sunshades and awnings.
As the fire department announced on Twitter, they have been involved in around 250 incidents related to the storm since Saturday evening. The biggest problem is fallen trees. There are also numerous accidents and disabilities in Schleswig-Holstein. Several people were injured due to flying objects and falling roof tiles. On the Fehmarn Sound Bridge near Lübeck, a truck was hit by a gust of wind and overturned – the bridge is currently completely closed.
Storm low “Nadia” over Germany: First fatality in Brandenburg
Update from Sunday, January 30th, 2022, 9:02 a.m .: The storm “Nadia” is raging across Germany. Especially in the north and northeast, the police and fire brigade are on duty due to numerous disabilities and accidents. As the “Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung” reports, the severe storm has now claimed a first fatality. In Beelitz, Brandenburg, a gust of wind tore down an election poster and whirled it around. It flew into a group of pedestrians and hit a man in the head with the metal rod so hard that he succumbed to his injuries on the spot.
According to the German Weather Service (DWD), the storm is expected to last until the morning. Rail traffic in the north and north-east of Germany is still affected due to fallen trees and disruptions to the overhead lines: numerous connections are delayed or cancelled. The routes between Rostock and Hamburg as well as Berlin are particularly affected.
Storm low “Nadia” over Germany: rail and ship traffic is paralyzed
First report from Sunday, January 30th, 2022: Hamburg – A violent storm is hitting northern Germany. The storm called “Nadia” brought hurricane-like gusts and a storm surge to the region. The police and fire brigade report hundreds of operations.
Deutsche Bahn had to stop rail traffic over a large area. Ferries are also canceled in the region until further notice. Early on Saturday evening, Deutsche Bahn stopped long-distance traffic in Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bremen for about 50 minutes. The ICE routes between Hamburg and Bremen and between Hamburg and Berlin were particularly affected. There are still major impairments, as a spokesman said
According to Bahn, there are also cancellations and delays in regional transport. Travelers and commuters should find out whether their train is running as planned via the website, the app or by telephone before starting their journey. When the trains will run again as planned depends on the further course of the storm, said the railway spokesman.
Storm low “Nadia” moves over northern Germany – Hamburg particularly affected
The situation in northern Germany has not calmed down yet. Storm low “Nadia” is said to rage until Sunday morning (01/30/2022). This is reported by the German Weather Service (DWD). According to information from the dpa news agency, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) is already warning of the next severe storm surge.
In Hamburg alone, there have been around 300 rescue services due to the effects of the storm “Nadia”. This was announced by a police spokesman early Sunday morning. The famous fish market in the St. Pauli district was temporarily under water. According to the BSH, the apex was reached at around 12:17 a.m. The water level was 2.84 meters above the mean high tide, as a spokeswoman said. The BSH had expected water levels in Hamburg to be up to 3 meters above mean high water. As a dpa photographer reported, hundreds of onlookers were drawn to the fish market. Several cars were damaged by the flooding. In the port of Hamburg, the flood also caused a barge to get stuck under a bridge. A police spokesman said the ship got stuck when driving through the wheelhouse on the Freihafenelbbrücke and got stuck. According to initial reports, there were no injuries.
After storm “Nadia”, the authorities are warning of the next storm surge
Several sections of coast were also hit by the deep “Nadia”. The BSH reported storm surges in several places. There has been a severe storm surge like in Hamburg* “not everywhere”, but the entire German North Sea coast has been affected. This is also reported by 24hamburg.de*. Flooding is also reported from Bremerhaven. The police in Schleswig-Holstein reported about 120 operations during the night. The authorities report around 40 operations from Bremen. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the police and fire brigade even had to turn out 200 times.
According to BSH information, the northern German states are already threatened with the next storm surge: On Sunday, the morning and afternoon floods on the German North Sea coast will be 1.5 to 2 meters and in the Weser and Elbe areas 2 to 2.5 meters higher than the average flood occur. For the Baltic Sea coast, the low water warning is still in force until Sunday morning. However, the experts expect that the water levels will rise up to 130 centimeters above the mean water level in the course of the day. (dil/dpa) *24hamburg.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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