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To join us once again. just talk us through the situation. because given what we are seeing in erfstadt, the clean up operation is taking place, recovery is taking place, but it s just been absolutely devastating for the local community. for sure. first, the good news, the water level keeps dropping, and there was no heavy rain for three days. the people are very happy about it, but, how you said, the real work, the main work has to be done now. streets are destroyed, lots of people are without their home. people lost their property, and it s a really mean situation and it will last for days, maybe for weeks. absolutely, and can you tell us about the power situation there? because we know that homes here still are having power outages. many homes still without power. but at one point, there were over 100,000 households without power. what s the situation like with you, moritz? yeah, on wednesday night, ....
It was the heaviest rain i have ever seen. it was like flooding that took cars, that take trees, it was unbelievable. i can t describe it. so no one would have thought that this rain would be that heavy, that there would be this flooding. yeah, i can t describe it. we are seeing the pictures, it is really hard. i think the politics and the city will make lots of changes to provide to provide these catastrophes, you have to say, yeah, it is a catastrophe. well, it s certainly how angela merkel described it. mortiz speaking from a town not far from here, also devastated, thank you so much for your time. so, like moritz was saying, there is still a lot of shock, and awful lot of questions, but the recovery situation, the recovery efforts are beginning, they are under way, and we have been here throughout the whole course of the day. ....
Assu ra nces assurances that people in germany also want to hear. 0ur assurances that people in germany also want to hear. our thanks to anna holligan in belgium reporting on the devastation there. she mentioned the netherlands as well but it is here in western germany where the highest death toll is, and these pockets of devastation we are seeing in places like erftstadtjust up seeing in places like erftstadtjust up the road. another town hugely affected in the same state we are in now is harden and we can speak now to moritz, who is a journalist. we spoke to you in the last few days when this first initially happened. it is good of you to join us once again. talk us through the situation there, because in erftstadt recovery is taking place but it has been devastating for the local community. for sure. devastating for the local community. forsure. first devastating for the local community. for sure. first the good news, the water for sure. first the good news, the water level for su ....
Catastrophes you have to say, yes, it is a catastrophe. it is a catastrophe. it is certainly how angela it is a catastrophe. it is certainly how angela merkel it is a catastrophe. it is certainly how angela merkel described i it is a catastrophe. it is certainly how angela merkel described it. speaking from radio hagen, a town not farfrom here speaking from radio hagen, a town not far from here also devastated, thank you for your time. like moritz was saying, there is still a lot of shark and questions about the recovery situation and efforts are beginning. they are under way and we have been here throughout the course of the day. most of this road and bypass behind me have been flooded but there are so many cars now that had been removed, that grim operation to discover if there are any remains. thankfully not here, everyone was able to get away safely from the rains, but the sheer force of the rains, there are metal signs that have been completely bent under the sheer force of t ....
There was the same situation, there was a complete black out, there was a shut down, but now, the electricity, the power comes back. so a lot of houses have gas, have water, have electricity again. but it comes back and back shortly because there are still lots of basements which are full of water, and you can t go to the stations there to make it better now. so it s a really difficult situation and the people will need lots of time to recover from it. absolutely, a lot of time, a lot of support. people are rallying around and there are so many volunteers. the newspapers, though, calling this the flood of death. moritz, have you ever seen something like this in your lifetime in this area? never. that was the heaviest rain i ve ever seen. it was like flooding who took cars, who take trees, it was unbelievable. i can t describe it. so no one would have thought that this rain would be that heavy, that there would be this flooding. yeah, i can t describe it. ....