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Extreme weather on 22 July 2016 - state of play at 12 noon

23.07.2016

Extreme weather conditions

Further to the extreme weather which occurred during the evening of Friday, 22 July 2016, the Crisis Cell of the Emergency Response Plan "Extreme Weather" has been convened; the Cell is headed by Minister for the Interior Dan Kersch. As...

Intempéries du 22 juillet 2016 : secours sociaux

23.07.2016

Intempéries

Après les inondations récentes, le Gouvernement a décidé d’organiser une action de solidarité pour parer aux dépenses de première nécessité des personnes sinistrées dont la situation économique est fragile. Les conditions et les demandes en obtention d’un secours social doivent être...

Extreme weather on 22 July 2016 - distribution of drinking water in Reisdorf

23.07.2016

Extreme weather conditions

The rescue services began distributing bottled water at 4.30 p.m. in Reisdorf, at the Um Pompiersbau fire and rescue centre.

Incident at ArcelorMittal site in Differdange – Stand-down of Crisis Cell at 8.36 p.m.

14.06.2016

Mass casualties

As announced at the end of the day on Monday, 13 June 2016 by the Crisis Cell set up under the 'Mass Casualties' Plan triggered by the incident which occurred on the ArcelorMittal site in Differdange, the measurement operations concerning...

Incident at ArcelorMittal site in Differdange – Activation of a free-phone number / hotline

13.06.2016

Mass casualties

Further to the incident at the ArcelorMittal site in Differdange on Monday, 13 June 2016, a HOTLINE providing information to the general public has been activated at the Rescue Services Agency (Administration des Services de Secours - ASS). The hotline number...

Incident at ArcelorMittal site in Differdange - Alert lifted at 1.13 p.m.

13.06.2016

Mass casualties

All the analyses carried out by the authorities at the site have proved negative; the alert has therefore been lifted. It has therefore been decided that: children confined to their schools may now leave; it is no longer necessary to...

Incident at ArcelorMittal site in Differdange – Status report at 7 p.m.

13.06.2016

Mass casualties

The Crisis Cell, activated under the 'Mass Casualties' Plan, met again at 6 p.m. to take stock of the situation regarding the incident which occurred at the ArcelorMittal site in Differdange. Chaired by Minister for the Interior Dan Kersch...

Elaboration of an emergency response plan in the event of a CBRN-attack

12.04.2016

CBRN

On 12 April 2016, the Council of Government gave its agreement of principle to begin the works of coordination for the elaboration of an emergency response plan in the event of an attack by chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear substances (CBRN...

The Brussels attacks: measures taken by the Luxembourg government

22.03.2016

Vigilnat

Following the terrorist attacks in Brussels, a consultation meeting chaired by the Prime Minister and Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, with the participation of the ministers concerned, took place in the afternoon of 22 March 2016. Members of the government...

Elaboration of a post-accident plan following a nuclear accident

04.03.2016

Nuclear emergency

On 4 March 2016, the Council of Government agreed in principle to elaborate a post-accident plan following a nuclear accident. Based on the French model, all the concerned ministries, administrations and State services will be involved. The post-accident...

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