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Bad Münstereifel

Open staircase at the Erft / Flood memorial

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Bad Münstereifel

Open staircase at the Erft / Flood memorial

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Open staircase at the Erft / Flood memorial

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    July 9, 2023

    At the point in the historic old town where the flood tore a large hole in the wall on the Erft in the summer of 2021, a new staircase to the Erft was officially opened on July 15, 2023.
    The outside staircase is intended not only to bring the Erft to life, but also to remind people of the flood in the city center. Some paving stones in the stairs were printed with flood photos by photographer Joachim Rieger and show impressions of Bad Münstereifel from the days after the disaster.
    The stairs will also contribute to flood protection. The Erft has more space and the two entrances to the outside staircase can be closed with bulkheads up to the height of the adjacent Erft walls during floods.

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      December 12, 2023

      It was unimaginable in advance and still incomprehensible now that a - normally - small and lovely river like the Erft can cause such incredible damage, as happened in the heavy rain disaster of July 2021, among others in Bad Münstereifel.

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        December 31, 2023

        Photos on the paving stones show the extent of the flooding

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