Germany in grief: memorial service for the Love Parade victims
Ecumenical funeral and memorial service at the Salvator Church - Thousands of grieving people in Duisburg expected - TV stations broadcasting in the MSV Stadium
By Andreas Klamm-Sabaot.
Duisburg. 31. July 2010. Today, Saturday, at 11.00 clock one week after the disaster, a mass panic rather than at the Love Parade in Duisburg, which resulted in 21 people were killed and more than 500 people were injured, an ecumenical worship service of remembrance and mourning. The service is broadcast on television and radio, and can also be seen on big-screens in the stadium of the MSV Duisburg be. In the stadium there is room for 30,000 participants. On the memorial and funeral-service, numerous guests expect from politics, culture and economy, such as Federal President Dr. Christian Wulff, Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Guido Westerwelle (FDP) and the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hannelore Kraft Prime Minister (SPD). Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel announced that it interrupts their vacation, and also travel to the ecumenical service to Duisburg will. The city of Duisburg is expected Greulich represented by the Municipal Director, Dr. Peter.
is expected the President of the Bundestag Dr. Norbert Lammert (CDU). Mayor Adolf Sauerland (CDU) announced meanwhile that he would not attend the service because he did not want the feelings of belonging to relatives of the injured people and grieving people injured. Many people, politicians, people who injured in the disaster and trade unionists have called for the resignation of the Mayor of the disaster. The mayor will remain from "a sense of duty" in office. Media reports that speculated about the fact that salaries could be the politician of around € 10 590 a month more reasons why Adolf Sauerland to refuse a political and moral responsibility for the disaster and its consequences to take over. There is now a citizen initiative in Duisburg, the signatures for the recall of Mayor Adolf Sauerland as the city of Duisburg collected.
The funeral and memorial service at the Holy Saviour Church is committed as an ecumenical service to commemorate the victims of the disaster at the Love Parade, their dependents and for injured and affected people. In the church there is room for 500 to 600 people for the Heads of State and government representatives, members, lack of human and reserved for the rescue forces.
The Essen Bishop Dr. Franz-Josef Overbeck and the president of the Evangelical Church in Rhineland, Nikolaus Schneider, head of the central memorial.
The First German Television (ARD) and the Second German Television (ZDF) transfer the service, which begins at 11 clock, live in the television programs. The fifth program the West German Broadcasting (WDR) is planning the service to send the radio. For the large number of people expected, there will be an external transfer to large screens in the stadium of the MSV Duisburg. In the context of the church not outside broadcasts by large-screens are planned, but a sound transfer.
Just one day after the disaster, on Sunday 25 July 2010, said Church President Nicholas Schneider: "Our prayers go to the people, who now mourn." On Sunday, many congregations of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland in prayer the victims of the accident was thought at the Love Parade.
"We are shocked by the have disaster in Duisburg and take interest in the fate of those who wanted to celebrate a joyful festival and lost their lives so tragically, "said Nicholas Schneider, President of the Rhenish Church and acting EKD Council Chairperson. The president added: "Our prayers go to the people who grieve for the victims, the injured and shocked, and the forces of police and emergency services who suffer the impressions of this tragedy. We trust the biblical promise of God, which he will be close to the brokenhearted, and which helps to have a contrite spirit. "
After two sermons of the two clergymen of the Catholic Evangelical Church and the Prime Minister Hanna will hold power a funeral speech. The Heads of State and government representatives will seek direct contact with the families of relatives of people killed. After the memorial and funeral service, a funeral-march is planned for the site of the accident. In the city of Duisburg to 11th from 10.45 clock Clock the church bells ring almost all churches.
On Saturday, the day on which the disaster occurred at the Love Parade in Duisburg, a total of 50 emergency interior minister and minister were in use. Another 50 members of the so-called use-follow-up completed the clergy and chaplains. The ministry forces took care of the operational forces Police, firefighters, emergency services and volunteer helpers, the number of injured people were able to resuscitate successfully, while others had to help, unfortunately. More than 500 part also volunteer helpers rescue organizations, like the German Red Cross (DRJ), St. John, Malteser and workers Samaritans were saved on the day of the disaster in use around the lives of people. At least 25 doctors provided the many seriously injured people at the scene of the accident and continue to lay down a lot of people, flowers, candles, letters, cards, last wishes, bows, wreaths and other commemorative items.
After the final state of the information at least 25 people are still with some very serious injuries as a result of the disaster in the hospitals. Some of the injured people, the injuries were so bad that the affected people had to be operated on. The Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière has ordered flags across the country mourning for the 21 people killed in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Bosnia, Ausralien and China.
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