City of Grevenbroich faces job disruptions due to intense rainfall
Grevenbroich Faces Severe Thunderstorm: Fire Department Responds
Grevenbroich, Germany, experienced a severe thunderstorm on May 31st, 2025, causing numerous incidents across the city. The Fire Department Grevenbroich swiftly responded to the situation, mobilizing over 90 firefighters to tackle the challenges posed by the storm.
The storm hit hardest in the districts of Elsen, Orken, and Noithausen, with Merkatorstraße in Elsen being one of the most affected areas. Firefighters worked in collaboration with city operations to quickly remove hazards and address the issues. At around 09:50, firefighters were dispatched to Merkatorstraße to deal with a flood in an elevator shaft.
In addition to this, water entered the kitchen and technical rooms of a senior center on Matthias-Esser Street. Firefighters were occupied with pumping out flooded basements and streets throughout the city.
A command center was set up at the fire station in Grevenbroich to manage the incidents, with all units of the Grevenbroich fire department involved in the response. Firefighters from the Gustorf/Gindorf unit in Krefeld also responded with the locally stationed catastrophe fire truck.
Between 19:37 and 00:30, 13 weather-related incidents were reported in the city. Despite extensive searches, no detailed information about the impact or damage from this storm is currently available. For further inquiries, please contact the Fire Department Grevenbroich's Press Team:
- Sebastian Draxl, telephone: 0157/34221358
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://www.grevenbroich.de/rathaus-buergerservice/feuerwehr/
Sources:
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- Fire Department Grevenbroich, transmitted via news aktuell.
The severe thunderstorm in Grevenbroich on May 31st, 2025, affected the weather conditions significantly in the city. The Fire Department Grevenbroich reported 13 weather-related incidents between 19:37 and 00:30 during the storm.
