Friday, 10:35 p.m .: Light relaxation in the Schweinfurt district
Because of the flooding, there will also be further individual operations by fire brigades, water rescue services and the police during the night. This was announced by the Integrated Control Center (ILS) Würzburg at the request of the BR.
Over the course of the day there were over 250 missions in the ILS Würzburg area. The district of Kitzingen is mainly affected there. But also in the Main-Spessart districts and the city and district of Würzburg, cellars had to be pumped out and streets closed.
At the request of the BR, the ILS Schweinfurt reports that the situation is slowly easing and the streams are receding. The district of Hassberge and the southern district of Schweinfurt are particularly affected. During the day there were well over 300 assignments that had to be processed. Around 200 are currently still running. Since it stopped raining in the late afternoon, the hope is that the situation will relax further. The ILS spokesman could not say how many more missions there will be.
9:58 p.m.: Power failure and flood at the Zenn
After the severe storms in Franconia, many people in Wilhermsdorf (Fürth district) are without electricity. There was a complete power outage in the town center, said the district fire chief Frank Bauer on Friday. In addition to the village, the communities of Langenzenn and Veitsbronn are also affected by floods. They are also located on the Zenn River.
9.30 p.m.: End of the disaster in Ansbach
At 9:30 p.m., the mayor of Ansbach, Thomas Deffner, announced that the disaster had ended and thanked all the emergency services. By 9 p.m. 360 helpers from the fire brigade and THW from the city and district of Ansbach as well as from Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen and Schwabach were involved in around 100 missions.
8:20 p.m.: The situation in the Kitzingen district continues to be tense
In the district of Kitzingen, a local operations management was appointed due to the tense situation. This now coordinates all blue light organizations in the district. According to the district office, the situation remains tense in the evening. From Wiesentheid, the critical area has now moved in the direction of Schwarzach, Geesdorf, Stadelschwarzach, Prichenstadt and Laub. According to the district office, the operation will last the entire night. According to local fire brigades, some villages in the eastern district of Kitzingen are not passable due to flooding. Hence the request of the emergency services: people should stay at home so as not to hinder the operations.
5:20 p.m.: Warnings for the Fürth district
Due to the heavy rain, floods occur in some parts of the Fürth district. The district office announced this on Facebook. Accordingly, the area along the Zenn – especially Wilhermsdorf and Langenzenn – is currently particularly affected. The district office recommends that the affected areas be bypassed as far as possible.
5:05 p.m.: Disaster in the Neustadt ad Aisch-Bad Windsheim district proclaimed
In the district of Neustadt ad Aisch-Bad Windsheim, a so-called major damage event situation was determined according to the Bavarian Disaster Protection Act. This was announced by the district office. The persistently heavy rainfall would therefore require a coordinated cooperation of all emergency services in the district.
Due to the persistent rainfall, the flood situation worsened in the course of the afternoon, the flood situation expanded to other parts of the district, so District Administrator Helmut Weiß (CSU) identified the disaster at 4 p.m.
In the course of the previous night and Friday morning, numerous streets and paths in the district were flooded and thus impassable. Due to the situation, the district has ended classes at all schools. Rail traffic on the railway line between Neustadt ad Aisch and Steinach near Rothenburg ob der Tauber was suspended for around an hour and a half on Friday morning. According to the district office, there were occasional landslides and uprooted trees. Numerous properties are also under water, and cellars have flooded.
The flood also threatens company premises, some of which are used to store hazardous materials. The emergency services had to secure several heating oil tanks, in one case also a fertilizer store. At times around 470 men and women from 45 fire departments were active in the district.
4:57 p.m.: Focus on operations in the Schweinfurt district
In the southern district of Schweinfurt, according to a spokesman for the ILS, a new focus has emerged in the past few hours. The Volkach has overflowed its banks and numerous cellars have overflowed. In addition, villages near the Volkach, such as Gerolzhofen, are flooded and sometimes no longer accessible. The water watch was alerted for support. According to the ILS spokesman, well over 250 people are deployed in the southern district of Schweinfurt.
4.45 p.m.: Haßberge affected – “landunter” in the Haßfurt animal shelter
Another focus of operations is still in the Haßberge district, where there have been over 180 storm operations so far. In Breitbrunn, for example, there was a landslide and a district road had to be closed as a result.
In Knetzgau, the community has published a warning on social media. Accordingly, the flood basin has held the water masses until now. However, flooding is to be feared at the moment. The community asks all residents along the stream in Knetzgau to clear the cellars and inform their neighbors.
The Haßberge animal shelter was also hit by the constant rain. As the shelter announced on Facebook, it is “under the land” – sandbags were piled up to keep the water out of the entrance. According to the ILS spokesman, no animals have yet to be evacuated there. In addition, the city center in Zeil am Main has been flooded.
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