Employees secure entrances and exits in the staging area
Deployment for the THW in the staging area at the Nürburgring and outposts in the Ahr valley – CIBORIUS
30 August 2021
CIBORIUS was commissioned by the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) to provide security services in the staging area at the Nürburgring and various outposts in the Ahr valley. The requested security services include securing emergency vehicles and the materials warehouse by means of entry and exit checks as well as patrolling parking areas. A CIBORIUS team of over 50 security personnel has been working in the staging area since the beginning of August.
The catastrophic flooding was triggered by low pressure system Bernd, which moved into Central Europe on 13 July 2021. The federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia were particularly affected by the consequences of the destruction after persistent heavy rainfall in southern and western Germany. Since the beginning of the flood, the THW has been in continuous operation with local units from all over Germany, with up to 1,400 emergency personnel from the police, fire service, Bundeswehr and aid organisations helping on site: the power supply and transport network and even the drinking water supply had collapsed at times. Entire houses, streets and bridges were destroyed. The Bundeswehr is busy removing waste, soil and other material washed up by the flood. The helpers on the ground have already put in 1.5 million hours of work.
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