Berlin. Lightning and thunder: There are loud rumblings in Berlin and Brandenburg after a hot day on Wednesday. Heavy rain soon followed.
The heat storm came briefly and violently Berlin It is Brandenburg. Heavy rains of up to 40 liters per square meter, hail and gusts of up to 90 kilometers per hour caused numerous operations on Wednesday morning Fire Department caution. Following appropriate warnings from the German Meteorological Service (DWD), this had already put units of the volunteer fire brigade on standby as a preventive measure, thus preparing for a potential fire. Great location prepared. Overall, however, the capital region was unharmed by the storm. The damage caused was manageable and no one was injured. A warning to the population had already been sent out earlier via the Nina app.
Storm over Berlin: The basement of the municipal library is full
Even so, the storm kept emergency services busy across the city for nearly an hour. “Along with them Volunteer fire departments “We have carried out a total of 70 weather-related operations,” a fire service spokesman said when asked in the afternoon. These include numerous cellars filled fallen trees I was. A branch fell on a parked car in Steglitz. Tree branches were uprooted by the wind throughout Berlin, and streets and intersections were partially flooded. Lightning strikes and fallen trees were also reported in Brandenburg.
In Steglitz, a car was damaged by a branch.
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The basement of the Berlin municipal library was particularly affected Wide street in Mitte. According to the Fire Department, it filled with rainwater after the fire water pipe had burst. “We have to deal with a lot, a lot of water,” operations director Jonas Fansa told “rbb”. It is ten centimeters high – just below the first books on the shelves. Hundreds of thousands of books are stored in the basement, including Berlin’s cultural heritage. Around 40 to 60 employees are helping firefighters to drain the water from the basement, Fansa said. Firefighters confirmed to “Morgenpost” that no documents have been damaged so far.
Tunnel at Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte flooded
Because of heavy rain There were also some traffic delays. There was a disruption on the S-Bahn at Mexicoplatz in Zehlendorf. According to the traffic information center, the Grunerstraße tunnel at Alexanderplatz had to be closed in both directions because there was too much water on the road. Also the Schonhauser Allee in Prenzlauer Berg (Pankow) it briefly became a river. Cars pushed the masses of water in front of them.
In Berlin-Mitte, there is water in the streets during a storm.
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With the violent Rain She also had to fight BVG. As the photos show, masses of water flowed into the Friedrichstrasse underground station, among other places. The M1 and M27 tram connections were temporarily interrupted. However, there were only a few restrictions. “Due to the accumulation of water at Alexanderplatz, we had to temporarily reroute our M4, M5 and M6 tram lines around noon,” a spokesman said when asked. In the area of the Marzahn S-Bahn station, there were diversions on the M6 and 16 lines due to fallen trees.
Water flows into Friedrichstrasse subway station after violent storm.
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Berlin Central Station: Masses of rain penetrate the basement
A video on the short messaging service X shows how heavy the rain is and how masses of water are running down the street. In Central Station in Berlin Center It even rained inside. The rain reached the basement, as shown in a video. “How do you know if there is a storm in Berlin? “You look at the roof of the main station in the basement,” the user commented on his clip.
For approximately 38 minutes, the thunderstorm also resulted in minimal restrictions on movement. Berlin Brandenburg Airport BERa spokeswoman said. Flight operations themselves have not been restricted. Planes are usually allowed to take off and land during thunderstorms. “However, all employees and passengers must evacuate security reasons leave your apron on,” it said. As a result, passengers on five planes that had already landed would have to wait longer than usual before being allowed to disembark and enter the airport building.
The reason for the weather situation is the deep “Elke”, which has its core above the North Sea and pushes warm, moist air towards Germany in a southwesterly direction. According to DWD, thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible again on Thursday, and more on Thursday night. Showers and thunderstorms as well as fog with visibility of less than 150 meters. When the wind is weak, it should be a maximum of 29 degrees. Unstable weather is forecast for the weekend, with summer temperatures below 30 degrees. So it is quite possible that there will again be a lot to do for the Berlin rescue teams.