In the night of 14 July of 2021, the Ahr, a river that flows into the Rhein, flooded, and caused the biggest natural disaster in its recent history. To paint the picture: the last measurement of the water level by the tide gauges (before they were carried away) was 5,75 meters. The destruction was immeasurable, and there was no way the official disaster relief organizations were going to be able to respond in numbers that were needed. Volunteers from all over Germany came to help clean up what afterwards was determined to be over 350000 tons of rubble, and another 53000 tons of mud. The Apex team was one of those first volunteer responder groups. We closed our doors in Nürburg, reached out to people through our social media outlets, organized ourselves, and the reaction to our initiative was overwhelming. There were people that drove for over 800 kilometers or took multiple days off work to venture out with us, and many more donated money, tools, hygiene products, food and drinks. With the monetary donations, we bought generators, IBC tanks and light installations. Ford Germany even sent us 3 brand-new vans to travel to the hit areas and move tools. We ended up aiding well over 30 households, businesses and even a school, and could not have done it without the eager and tireless volunteers and donators. Thank you!
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