Overview
- Officials reported that roughly 5,500 households remained without electricity by early afternoon on day four, with full restoration still targeted for Thursday.
- Repair crews have completed deep excavation and begun electrical work, including a temporary link between two lines and fixes at the damaged cable bridge over the Teltow Canal.
- Emergency support expanded with hotel costs reimbursed for affected residents, 74 care facilities powered by large generators, S‑Bahn stations back online, and public pools opened for showers.
- Security operations increased to about 450 officers with Bundespolizei support, added light masts and planned helicopter overflights, while investigators review several hundred hours of video and assess multiple public tips.
- Brandenburg’s state security is probing a suspected arson at Andreas Büttner’s property and a Landtag letter containing a murder threat, a drawn triangle symbol and a harmless substance, as political leaders condemn the attacks.