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According to the district administration, the flooding situation in the Trier-Saarburg district of western Germany has eased in the early hours of Saturday.<\/p>\n
“The water levels of the Saar and other bodies of water are peaking or beginning to fall,” the district’s technical operations centre announced shortly before 2 am on Saturday (0000 GMT).<\/p>\n
The evacuation of the lower-lying neighbourhoods in Schoden an der Saar had been successfully completed by early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
According to the district administration, 220 people were accommodated in a gymnasium in Saarburg-Beurig. A retirement home was also evacuated in Saarburg and a hotel in Trittenheim on the Middle Moselle. Around 50 people were taken to temporary accommodation in a gymnasium.<\/p>\n
Around 1,000 people were deployed overnight on Friday night, according to a statement from the district administration. Additional reinforcements and support arrived from neighbouring districts.<\/p>\n
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has cancelled an election campaign appearance planned for Saturday in Saarland.<\/p>\n
Instead, he will visit the district together with state Premier Anke Rehlinger to get an idea of the situation on the ground, a government spokesperson announced in Saarbr\u00fccken on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n