Mr. Schirmer, you live on the Wümme in Bremen-Borgfeld, i.e. in the flood area. What does your home look like right now? I’m sitting here in a cold booth by candlelight. The power was shut off in our neighborhood about a week ago. For safety reasons, because the risk of a short circuit is high and also so that people don’t get electric shocks when they’re working in their flooded basements. But it has been announced that the power may be turned back on today.
Have you been stuck in a house without electricity or heating for a week? No, we stayed with friends. The fire department knocked on our door at night and said: “The situation is dangerous, the water levels are rising, we recommend that you leave your houses.” My wife and I didn’t have to be told that twice.
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