Dead, stopped rail traffic and countless property damage: Germany is groaning under storm “Ylenia.” RTL is therefore rebuilding the program at short notice. In an RTL Aktuell special, information is provided about the consequences of the storm and explains what is still to come with hurricane “Zeynep”.
Languages:German
release:04/01/2014
The balance of “Ylenia” is devastating: three dead, hundreds of police operations, thousands of people without electricity, long-distance traffic stopped and children who were not allowed to go to school (source: Tagesschau). The storm not only shook Germany, but also the RTL program.
RTL brings special program to storm lows “Ylenia” and “Zeynep”
Today at 5:00 p.m the Cologne-based private broadcaster throws its program and broadcasts on current occasion RTL current special. In the special entitled “Hurricane over Germany” informs moderator Christopher Wittich about this Extent of the storm in Germany and goes live to reporters spread across the country.
In addition, a View of “Zeynep” given. The hurricane comes from the British Isles and, according to the DWD, should be felt mainly on the coasts. “We warn of extreme hurricane gusts of up to 135 kilometers per hour on the North Sea coast,” said meteorologist Franka Nawrath to the German Press Agency.
Weather expert Christian Häckl is supposed to classify the situation for RTL and show what can be expected in the next few hours. The program “Explosiv Stories”, which runs regularly at 5 p.m. on RTL, is canceled for the special program.
NINA app provides information about warnings from the BBK
If you don’t want to be dependent on RTL and Co., it’s best to install NINA – the warning app from the Federal Office for Civil Protection. The app is available free of charge for Android smartphones and the iPhone.
NINA for Android smartphones:
Nina for iPhone:
NINA sends warnings from the BBK to mobile phones as push notifications. With the subscription function, alerts can also only be received for selected locations. After all, as a Bavarian, you don’t want to be warned about storms in Hamburg – and vice versa. You can see what else NINA can do in the video above.