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BERLIN, April 9 (Reuters) – Germany has began engaged on strengthening its basement shelters in addition to build up disaster shares in case of conflict, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Saturday, citing the nation’s inside minister.
After many years of attrition of Germany’s armed forces, Russia’s conflict in Ukraine has led to a serious coverage shift with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledging to extend defence spending and injecting 100 billion euros ($109 billion) into the military.
The federal government can be trying into upgrading its public shelter techniques and can improve spending on civil safety, Inside Minister Nancy Faeser advised the newspaper.
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“There are at present 599 public shelters in Germany. We are going to verify whether or not we might improve extra of such techniques. In any case, the dismantling has stopped,” Faeser stated.
Germany is engaged on new ideas for strengthening underground parking tons, subway stations and basements to turn into potential shelters, she stated, including that the federal government has given the federal states 88 million euros to put in new sirens.
“However so far as nationwide protection is anxious, we’re not even shut,” Faeser added.
The nation will even construct up disaster shares with provides together with medical gear, protecting clothes, masks or treatment, she stated.
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Reporting by Riham Alkousaa; Enhancing by Zuzanna Szymanska
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