The storm “Zoltan” that hits Germany and has already left several people injured, has especially the north of the country on alert, where experts warn of strong tides and the risk of flooding on the North Sea coast and in Hamburg, whose fish market has already been under the water.
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According to Federal Office of Maritime Navigation and Hydrography (BSH)cited by the media, the water level in Hamburg, in the Elbe River area, will rise three meters above the average high tide.
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Also on the coast of East Frisia and the Weser River regionBSH experts predict high tides of up to three meters above the average level in the morning and at noon this Saturday, December 23, 2023.
On the coast of North Frisia Water levels of up to 2.50 meters above the mean high tide are expected.
For its part, the German railway company, Deutsche Bahn (DB)reports on its website that “Storm Zoltan, with its strong gusts of wind, is causing restrictions on rail traffic.”
Especially in the northern germanybut also in parts of Hesse (center), fallen trees have damaged catenaries or blocked routes, he specifies.
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He railway transport has been severely affected by the storm since Thursday, with numerous cancellations and delays in regional and long-distance services due to the damage caused by the storm.
In North Rhine-Westphalia (west) the emergency services had to make numerous sorties: in Bonn, for example, the police received 76 calls about fallen trees and damaged cars and roofs.
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In Bremen (north), firefighters announced this Friday the evacuation by the police of some areas “outside the so-called main lines of protection of the dam.”
In Sajonia-Anhalt (this) two people were slightly injured, one when his truck left the road due to the strong wind and another when a tree fell on his vehicle.
In Schleswig-Holstein (north), a person was seriously injured when his car collided with a tree that was invading the road.
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2023-12-23 07:31:46
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