Storm gusts over Hamburg: Fire brigade fights in Marmstorf and Eißendorf!

Storm gusts over Hamburg: Fire brigade fights in Marmstorf and Eißendorf!

Eißendorf, Deutschland - Yesterday the Hanseatic City of Hamburg accompanied a real storm. Violent gusts of wind were able to build up to 90 km/h and ensured numerous operations by the fire brigade. In the south of Hamburg, in particular, several streets and buildings were affected. According to Süderelbe24 , the volunteer fire brigade Marmstorf had to move out in the Fichtenweg shortly before 9 p.m., where the plot of a single-family house damaged. Two birches and one spruce turn out to be a danger and the emergency services used chainsaws to remove the source of danger.

parallel to the missions in Marmstorf was also alarm in Eißendorf, on Lühmannstrasse. Here, too, the storm turned out to be a two -person dragon: posters were torn from a petrol column and a parked car had to expect slight damage. Fortunately, there were no injuries in both cases, which the fire brigade calmed down.

storm and its consequences

Stormy winds have been swinging over Hamburg since Monday afternoon and demanding the emergency services at a dizzying pace. The firefighters counted around 80 weather -related missions by Tuesday morning. In addition to fallen trees, broken branches and dissolved roof tiles also appeared. A restaurant roof in Nienstedten was even victims to the storm, such as Mopo Not surprisingly that the train traffic did not get away. A tree on the route between Hamburg and Berlin even led to a full closure. However, the route was released again at 11:30 p.m., so that train traffic was largely rolling again smoothly. And the Hamburg subways were also affected; They only drove outside the tunnel at half speed.

renewed warning and outlook

The German Weather Service has already given a storm flood warning for the Elbe area. On Tuesday morning, a water level of over 1.5 meters is expected above the normal flood. Especially in Dagebüll, the water level could increase by more than two meters and flood ferry pier. The challenge was still in the starting blocks - the storm is approaching with other violent gusts that could reach up to 85 km/h on the coasts.

Overall, it turns out that the storm once again impressively demonstrated how unleashed nature can be. A well -organized interaction between the volunteers and professional fire brigades helped prevent worse damage and injuries. The Hamburgers can breathe a sigh of relief - for the moment!