Storm deep Bernd: Fire brigade in continuous use - Düsseldorf and NRW in chaos!

On Monday, January 6, 2025, the storm -deep Bernd had an impact on Düsseldorf, which recorded the fire brigade a total of 62 weather -related operations. The missions began mainly from lunchtime when the gusts of wind increased. The most common causes of the operations were overturned trees, broken branches, loose roof tiles and damaged facade cladding.

In Eller, a birch crashed into Hohenfriedbergstrasse and damaged two parked cars while the fire brigade removed the tree and the police took on the damage. In Golzheim, an advertising banner was torn from a roof that was recovered by the emergency services. At around 3:12 p.m., emergency services were alerted in Oberbilk due to dissolved facade parts in Moscower Straße, where height rescuers had to secure the parts and remove some. In Kalkum a tree fell across the street and into the stream. The fire brigade used chainsaws, rescue vehicles and crane to eliminate the tree. The deployment of the storm dropped, and the last storm -related operation was reported around 7:30 p.m. The volunteer fire brigade supported the professional fire brigade in numerous missions.

consequences of the storm in North Rhine-Westphalia

The storm deep not only led to considerable damage in Düsseldorf, but also throughout North Rhine-Westphalia. How the RP online , which caused trees, which caused disabilities in train and car traffic. Many parks were closed on Monday and there were public warnings before the outdoor stay. Numerous railway lines were not passable due to damaged overhead lines, which meant that some railway companies organized rail replacement traffic. In addition, there were still restrictions in local transport in the late evening.

The 560 motorway at Hennef was blocked on both sides for several hours because parts of a noise protection wall were blown onto the street. The direction of travel Bonn could be released shortly after midnight. In Bergisch-Gladbach-Gronau, a train driver of S-Bahn line 11 stopped in front of a fallen tree in good time. Weather-related railway closures and disabilities also occurred between several other cities such as Leverkusen, Hagen and Cologne. In Herdecke, a person injured himself when securing photovoltaic modules, while there were more than 60 missions in Bochum until 5:30 p.m. due to fallen trees and torn branches. An older gentleman was injured by a gust of storm; A bicycle brief wearer, on the other hand, was unharmed, even though a tree destroyed her bike.