required strength of The fool in the Rhineland carnival strongholds of this time, a lot of patience and nerves. As the first big city the one million city of Cologne decided on Sunday lunch, the rose Monday to go, despite the impending Storm, “Bennet” at the Start – but with significant limitations. To portable large figures, flags, shields, horses and carriages must for safety reasons be dispensed with,, announced the Cologne festival Committee and the city and stressed at the same time, the decision was subject to. The weather conditions should deteriorate significantly, it was an emergency when not excluded.
In Mainz, should a decision yet on Sunday, the düsseldorf wanted to first wait for the night and then early on Monday morning the thumbs up or down. “We want to go, is undisputed. So far, we are confident and hope that the storm passes deep to Düsseldorf,“ said the spokesman of the Comitee Düsseldorfer Carneval, Hans-Peter Suchand, the German press Agency. The rose Monday trains are the highlight of the street carnival.
In Cologne – the Cologne carnival is Germany’s largest – wants to proceed to a graded security concept. The grandstands will open starting at 10 a.m., but for safety’s sake, all the side panels removed. The German weather service had predicted rain and stormy gusts with wind speeds of 8 to 9, large parts of North Rhine-Westphalia. “However, we do not have to cancel the “Zoch”, according to the current state completely,” said Alexander Dieper, train conductor of the Cologne Rosenmontagszugs.
A spokeswoman for the Cologne festival Committee, explained to the German press-Agency, Cologne “installed” and the streets are narrow, legally now as an advantage. The Wind will have less attack surface. In contrast, the rose Monday parade in Düsseldorf, Germany to lead several large avenues, such as Suchand described. In addition, the design of the car in the state capital was “very airy” and filigree – and this car, so more susceptible to gusts than the massive built in Cologne Motto. Theoretically, conceivable to move the 11.50 a.m. scheduled Start by a few hours.
According to the DWD forecast Bennet will sweep “” expected to, especially in the morning on North Rhine-Westphalia with up to 80 kilometers per hour, and Cologne, Düsseldorf and the Ruhr area do not knock out well, as a meteorologist, Malte Witt said. In the afternoon, the gusts could weaken a little.
On Sunday was at least on time, only a little drizzle and a light Wind from 11.11 at a large traditional carnival parade. The “Schull – un Veedelszöch”, with about 7000 students, teachers and the revellers from the city districts are also considered as a dress rehearsal for the carnival parade through the city, because the participants take part in identical ways.
Video 28.02.2019, 15:57 Uhr01:23 Min.In Cologne, the carnival revellers take over the command
the turbulent Goings-on in Cologne of a fatal accident was Overshadowed: A 25-year-old Costume and was crushed from unknown cause in the night to Sunday by a tram. In Oberhausen, two of them were injured in a fire in a Carnival float on Saturday, six people, difficult.
In Düsseldorf want to discuss this on Sunday evening, representatives from city, fire, police and rescue forces, whether and how the carnival can take place – a decision was not yet planned. The train can be held in the state capital to wind strength 7 strength 8, he would have to be cancelled. In 2016, the move was like a storm victim. In Cologne, there is no brand. Also other cities had renounced 2016, including the Fool, the stronghold of Mainz.
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The organizers of the road almost night want to take your much-anticipated decision on Sunday afternoon, as a spokesman of the Mainz carnival society (MCV) said. about inter The DWD expects to isolated severe wind gusts, in Rhineland-Palatinate, some strong showers and thunderstorms. The nine-kilometre-long train around 500,000 people expected. (dpa)
