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Flood / flood protection

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    Floods are natural phenomena. They occur at different heights and at irregular intervals. There have always been floods, and we have to reckon with them at any time. The Flood Reporting Service publishes at www.hochwasser-rlp.de Flood forecasts for the Rhineland-Palatinate waters.
     

    In order to better protect and prepare ourselves, we need knowledge about how high the water can rise and which areas can be affected. Flood hazard maps and flood risk maps are available for the larger rivers in the country, which show what can happen up to extreme flood events. These are on the internet at www.hochwassermanagement.rlp.de released. Flooding can occur not only when rivers overflow, but also during heavy thunderstorms in areas where nobody expects it. There are no maps for such possible heavy rain events, but there are tips on how to prepare. ( www.ibh,rlp.de )
     

    For people, floods only become a catastrophe with great damage because they have built into the areas threatened by flooding without considering the risk. According to the current legislation, the structural and permit directorates on the larger rivers in Rhineland-Palatinate have defined flood areas that issue prohibitions and requirements for damage reduction that everyone must comply with.
     

    In Germany, every person who can be affected by flooding is obliged to take suitable precautionary measures to protect themselves against the adverse effects of flooding and to minimize damage within the scope of what is possible and reasonable. Only when measures to protect the general public against floods become necessary, i.e. when there is frequent material damage to an extraordinary extent among a larger number of people affected, does there exist an overriding public interest in flood protection. Then the cities and municipalities, the districts and the state are responsible.
     

    But you have to know: Floods cannot be prevented and there is no absolute flood protection through walls and dikes. Comprehensive flood prevention is therefore a prerequisite in order to keep damage to a minimum. The flood-free time must be used for this.

    Extensive information on flood prevention and flood protection can be found at:

    Special information for - Verbandsgemeinde Konz

    The new website of the Rhineland-Palatinate flood forecast service is now under www.hochwasser.rlp.de to find.

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  • What else should I know?

    Further information can be found on the website of the Rhineland-Palatinate Water Management Administration.


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