In the Rhine and Ruhr region, the largest urban agglomeration in Germany with a population of some eight and a half million people, the local public transport system, especially the railway network, was affected with cancellations and had not been restored for several days.
Hansa Luftbild supported Deutsche Bahn with airborne based imagery to give the company's management an idea of the damages along the train lines. These information were the necessary basis for a fast and efficient disaster management.
