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The Chancellor and the entire government thank all those who have been helping tackle the massive snowfall in the Alps, where continued heavy snow has brought public life to a standstill, leaving communities completely cut off from the outside world. Road and rail traffic have been severely affected.
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The police, relevant authorities, rescue services and the Bundeswehr have been deployed over a wide area to assist the worst affected regions.
Chancellor Angela Merkel was particularly shocked by the news of the most recent death in Bavaria. Her thoughts are with the family of the nine-year-old boy, she said. She receives regular updates on the situation in the areas affected.
The German government is calmly confident that the good, tried and tested disaster relief structures at district and federal state level will continue to be effective. Bundeswehr troops, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and the federal police have already been deployed, and federal police helicopters are flying missions in the affected areas.