First assessment after storm Burglind

Article by Martina Nöstler, translated by Susanne Höfler | 18.01.2018 - 13:44

"We actually got off fairly lightly, it was not more than the proverbial slap on the wrist", said Peter Hauk, Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Forestry, to the German Press Agency. On a national scale, the total windthrow volume is estimated to be around 450,000 to 600,000 sm³. Storm front "Burglind" hit Baden-Württemberg on the 3rd of January. It had not been possible to come to an estimation of the damages earlier since it was too dangerous to enter the forest. The plan is to start working through all thrown and snapped trees bit by bit and clear blocked forest paths.