06/03/2024 June 3, 2024 Emergency evacuation ordered in Hamlar amid dam warningDue to the threat of another dam breaking in southern Germany, local officials in Asbach-Bäumenheim ordered the residents of Hamlar on the Donau River to leave their homes as quickly as possible.
"The population is requested to leave the Hamlar area immediately, as there's reason to fear it will be surrounded by water."
The statement called on residents to remain calm, pack essential items and paperwork into bags and to follow the advice of emergency services.
A reception point was being set up at an event venue in the larger nearby settlement of Asbach-Bäumenheim for "anyone who cannot organize private accommodation," the local authorities said.
The area is roughly an hour's drive north of Munich.
06/03/2024 June 3, 2024 Emergency evacuation ordered in Hamlar amid dam warning
Due to the threat of another dam breaking in southern Germany, local officials in Asbach-Bäumenheim ordered the residents of Hamlar on the Donau River to leave their homes as quickly as possible.
"As a result of continuing volumes of water and the softening of the dam, it is necessary to conduct an evacuation of the entire area of Hamlar," the municipality said in a press release. "The population is requested to leave the Hamlar area immediately, as there's reason to fear it will be surrounded by water."
The statement called on residents to remain calm, pack essential items and paperwork into bags and to follow the advice of emergency services.
A reception point was being set up at an event venue in the larger nearby settlement of Asbach-Bäumenheim for "anyone who cannot organize private accommodation," the local authorities said.
The area is roughly an hour's drive north of Munich.
