After Power Failure: Drk Wants More Investments in Civil Protection

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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Manuel Atug is a specialist in critical infrastructure. After the blackout in Berlin, he criticizes the inaction in the field of civil protection.

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In Berlin, 45,000 households were temporarily without electricity - which has shown how important a well-equipped civil protection system is, says DRK President Gröhe. Currently, however, the federal government is lagging behind in financing.

Deutschlandfunk

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The President of the German Red Cross, Gröhe, has urged more federal investment in civil protection in view of the blackout in Berlin.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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The long-term power failure in Berlin provokes harsh criticism of the lack of protection of the critical infrastructure. The largest business association BDI also raises the alarm: the government still does not take the risks seriously enough.

epochtimes.de

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Following the recent arson attack on Berlin's power grid, politicians from the Bundestag parties have condemned the act. The federal government intends to respond with stricter surveillance powers, while others see too much transparency in infrastructure data or are calling for improved disaster preparedness. The Chancellor has not yet commented personally.

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Electricity – no heating: The daily power failure in Berlin shows clearly: something like this can happen at any time and anywhere. The Rheinisch-Bergische and the Oberbergische Kreis intensively deal with disaster protection plans in order to be prepared for such cases as best possible.