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Hurricane “Daniel” sweeps over Bremen and Lower Saxony: one dead


Most of the time, the fire brigade and police forces had to deal with fallen trees and objects.

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Cyclone Daniel roared over the north at up to 140 km / h. The fire brigade had to go on numerous missions in Bremen and Lower Saxony.

Hanover / Bremen – There was an official storm warning: Cyclone Daniel rushed through northern Germany on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, leaving behind destruction. The fire department in Lower Saxony was in constant use. In the Oldenburg area alone, there were 40 weather-related missions until early Thursday morning.

Federal states: Lower Saxony Bremen
Area: 47.614 km² 326,7 km²
Population: 7.982 million (2019) 569.352 (2019)
Capital city: Hannover City of Bremen

The emergency services were mainly challenged by overturned objects or fallen trees. There was only material damage in the area of ​​operation, no people were injured. The police recorded most operations in Oldenburg, in the district of Osterholz, Diepholz and in Cuxhaven.

Worse the reports from the Gifhorn district. There, near the community of Wesendorf, a 63-year-old was killed when a tree fell on his Audi.

Storm “Daniel” rages in the north: Bremen and Bremerhaven largely spared

Bremen and Bremerhaven were largely spared from Storm Daniel. Here, too, the helpers went out on numerous missions – 40 times in Bremerhaven alone. At the Hanse Carré, parts of the roof threatened to fall, reports the regional magazine “Buten un Binnen”. However, there was no major damage.

A large fir fell over in Bremen-Borgfeld. Nobody was injured.

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In the Hanseatic city of Bremen, the fire brigade and police recorded several smaller deployments. According to the “Nonstop-Newsnews portal, a large decorated Christmas tree fell over in the Borgfeld district of Bremen. The tree decorations and the decorative gifts spread out on the street. The fire department cordoned off the area.

Storm “Daniel”: Fire in Verden and numerous missions in Hamburg

The fire brigade in the Verden district had to deal with difficult conditions. A house on the street “Zum Behlingsee” was in full fire, according to “Nonstop-News” the strong wind whipped the fire on and on.

In Oyten, Verden district, an uninhabited house was in full fire. The strong gusts of wind made fire fighting difficult.

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And also in Hamburg, storm Daniel provided a storm surge warning, the fire brigade was with more than 600 continuous use*. * kreiszeitung.de and 24hamburg.de are an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

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