told me four days ago - that there could be a flood here, iwould have said maybe it will be only in the basement, but this flood was two and half metres high. the antique books are ruined forever. translation: i ve emptied the house and thrown - everything out, everything. there is nothing left. water s everywhere. all these things were new, just three months old. - translation: i m waiting for the insurance agent, i just like everyone else. i hope the process will be quick so we can rebuild and get back to work, especially after covid 19. we only reopened two months ago. another town that was hugely affected in the same state that we are actually in now is hagen. and we can speak to mortiz freedomburg, who actually works, he is a journalist at radio hagen. i know we spoke you over the last few days, in terms of when this first initially happened. it s good of you
you have seen the pictures, it is really hard. and i think the politics and the city will make lots of changes to provide these catastrophes, you have to say it, yeah, it is a catastrophe. well, it s certainly how angela merkel described it. moritz speaking from radio hagen, a town not farfrom here, also devastated, thank you so much for your time. so, like moritz was saying, there is still a lot of shock, an awful lot of questions, but the recovery situation, the recovery efforts are beginning, they are under way, and we have been here throughout the whole course of the day. most of this bypass behind me had been completely flooded, but as you can see, there are so many cars now that had been removed, that grim operation, to discover if there are any remains. thankfully, not here, everybody was able to get away safely. kasia madera in germany for us.
another town that was hugely affected in the same state that we are actually in now is hargen. that we are actually in now is hagen. and we can speak to mortiz freedomburg who actually works, he is a journalist at radio hagen. i know we spoke you over the last few days in terms of when this first initially happened. it s good of you to join us once again. just talk us through the situation. because from what we are seeing here, the clean up operation is taking place. recovery is taking place, but it s just been absolutely devastating for the local community. sure. first, the good news, the water level keeps dropping, and there was no heavy rainfall for three days. that people are very happy about it, but, how are you said, the real work, the main work has to be done now. streets are destroyed, a lot of people are without a home. people lost their property, and it s a really mean situation and it will last for days, maybe for weeks. absolutely, and can you tell us
affected in the same state that we are actually in now is hargen. and we can speak to mortiz freedomburg who actually works, he is a journalist at radio hagen. i know we spoke you over the last few days in terms of when this first initially happened. it s good of you to join us once again. just talk us through the situation. because from what we are seeing here, the clean up operation is taking place. recovery is taking place, but it s just been absolutely devastating for the local community. sure. first, the good news, the water level keeps dropping and there was no heavy rainfall for three days. that people are very happy about it, but, how are you said, the real work, the main work has to be done now. streets are destroyed, a lot of people are without a home. people lost their property, and it s a really mean situation and it will last for days, maybe for weeks. absolutely, and can you tell us about the power situation there?
catastrophes you have to say, yes, it is a catastrophe. it is a catastrophe. it is certainly how angela it is a catastrophe. it is certainly how angela merkel it is a catastrophe. it is certainly how angela merkel described i it is a catastrophe. it is certainly how angela merkel described it. speaking from radio hagen, a town not farfrom here speaking from radio hagen, a town not far from here also devastated, thank you for your time. like moritz was saying, there is still a lot of shark and questions about the recovery situation and efforts are beginning. they are under way and we have been here throughout the course of the day. most of this road and bypass behind me have been flooded but there are so many cars now that had been removed, that grim operation to discover if there are any remains. thankfully not here, everyone was able to get away safely from the rains, but the sheer force of the rains, there are metal signs that have been completely bent under the sheer force of t