German Technisches Hilfswerk doing terrific job pumping out water in NO [View All]

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They brought 10 days worth of food in case supplies are not available and a medical team is accompanying them.

“We are self-sufficient,” Büchmuller said. “We have everything with us … so they aren’t a burden and they don’t have to care for us.”

The group will bring 15 pumps, of which 10 can pump 15,000 liters – about 4,000 gallons – per minute, said Hans-Georg Hartmann, a THW spokesman. On Wednesday, U.S. Air Force airmen at Ramstein helped load the equipment onto the cargo planes, using forklifts to transport the gear from THW trucks to the plane.

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Thanks to the THW's efficient water pumping system, we will soon have this:



America couldn't have done it without you, Germany. Thanks.