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 - television 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 as well as on large-screens in the stadium of be seen MSV Duisburg. 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, Prime Minister Hanna force (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 Lammert, the president of the Bundestag Dr. Norbert (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 were 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 refused a political and moral to take responsibility for the disaster and its consequences. 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 lead, 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 of 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 stated that 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 have been shaken by the 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; suffering from the impressions of this tragedy. We trust the biblical promise of God, that he which will be close to the brokenhearted, and which helps to have a contrite spirit. "
After two sermons of the two clergymen of the Catholic and Protestant church, the Prime Minister Hanna force a mourning 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 date on which the disaster occurred at the Love Parade in Duisburg were a total of 50 emergency interior minister and pastor in use. Another 50 members of the so-called use-follow-up completed the clergy and chaplains. The ministry forces took care of the deployment of police and fire departments, 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 on the day of the disaster in use around the to save people's lives. 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.
located after the last state of the information at least another 25 people 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 across the country flags of mourning for the 21 people killed in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Bosnia, China and Ausralien arranged.
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