Authorities in the Pas-de-Calais region of France, which was heavily affected by the floods, decided not to reopen 16 schools on Monday after the Christmas holiday. This was reported by RIA News.
The press release states that national education authorities are assessing the situation. According to the results, it was decided that 16 schools damaged by the flood would not be able to accept students on Monday, January 8.
It was noted that measures such as starting distance education or organizing classes in municipal halls or other schools will be implemented to ensure the continuity of education of students in each of the affected educational institutions.
Daniela Behrens, formerly Minister of Internal Affairs of Lower Saxony statedNearly all federal lands are under water.
On December 28, Karl-Heinz Banse, president of the Association of German Fire Brigades, said that German residents were stealing sandbags that emergency services use to reinforce dams against floods to protect their own homes. According to Banze, thousands of personnel have been deployed across the country to combat the consequences of the flood. He stated that the situation was the most tense in recent years.
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