Storm chaos in East Hesse: Fire brigade in constant use!

Storm chaos in East Hesse: Fire brigade in constant use!

Wüstefeld, Deutschland - You could just enjoy the summer weather, there were violent storms under control in the night of Thursday East Hesse. The consequences were far-reaching: several fire brigade operations were necessary in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district and in the Fulda district. Osthessen-news reports that the fire brigade was alerted, for example in Wüstefeld, a municipality in Rotenburg, at 11:10 p.m. A tree had completely fallen on the l3336 lane and was a danger to traffic. 12 emergency services were quickly on site and ensured that the danger site was quickly removed.

in Neuhof, also in the Fulda district, plunged a large branch onto the road at the end of Hattenhof. Here, too, the fire brigade was able to intervene quickly and release the street again. Another assignment was necessary at 2:30 a.m. in the Fuldaer Adalbertstrasse when a tree fell on a parked car. Fortunately, the driver was not in the vehicle and was quickly informed. In both cases, however, there were no further restrictions Hessenschau .

Damage and traffic disruptions

The storms caused by the cold front of deep Henry have caused serious damage not only in East Hesse, but also in other parts of Hesse. On the A7 near Kassel there was an accident of three cars and a motorhome - six people were injured, two of them seriously. There were several accidents with slightly injured in North Hesse, and some streets were under water. Also in Lich, where a tree fell on a car, two young men were slightly injured.

Overall, over 90 fire brigade operations were counted in the Lahn-Dill district, while in Fulda a fallen tree blocked the entrance of a hotel and 60 guests were affected. The extreme weather phenomena, which increase through the climatic changes, are particularly noteworthy. For example, the global warming leads to an increase in heat waves and a changed precipitation, such as the German Weather Service

A view of the weather

other regions of Hesse were also affected. The Vogelsbergkreis reported fallen trees on federal and country roads, while a flash in primary school in Alsfeld caused considerable damage to property. A flash hit in Frankfurt's roof structure, fortunately without injured people. Gelnhausen also experienced a disability case-there a fallen tree led to a 20-minute power failure.

impressions of the last weather conditions are still fresh, and nobody will quickly forget these events. So let's stay attentive and hope that the next few days will be a little quieter.