The flood catastrophe investigation committee of the Mainz state parliament will hear Prime Minister Malu Dreyer and Interior Minister Roger Lewentz this Friday. One focus is on civil protection during the flood night of 2021.
The Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer and Interior Minister Roger Lewentz (both SPD) will be heard in the Mainz state parliament investigative committee on the flood disaster this Friday. This puts civil protection and communication between members of the government in the flood night of 2021 in focus.
Flood disaster: Meyer and Lewentz on the committee of inquiry
In the past seven months, the main focus has been on weather warnings, how to deal with them and the role of the State Office for the Environment. Anne Spiegel (Greens), who was then Environment Minister for the State Office and flood protection and now Federal Minister for Family Affairs, had already been heard.
Prime Minister Dreyer is the last of eight witnesses to be summoned this Friday. She is expected to be questioned from 8 p.m. In front of her are Interior Minister Lewentz, Interior Secretary Randolf Stich (SPD) and three department heads from the Interior Ministry.
The President of the Supervisory and Services Directorate (ADD), Thomas Linnertz (also SPD), is also expected. A few days after the flood disaster, he took over the management of the disaster operation at the request of the hard-hit district of Ahrweiler. The ADD is the state authority responsible for civil protection, but civil protection is a municipal duty.
Expert sees responsibility at the district administrator
In addition to these seven witnesses, an expert is also expected in the morning: Frank Roselieb, director of the Kiel Institute for Crisis Research. Shortly after the flash flood that killed 135 people in July last year, the expert had already placed the responsibility with the district administrator: Disaster control management is a core function of every district chief and every mayor.
Source: Stern
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