Overview
- A fire on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal damaged high-voltage lines feeding Nikolassee, Zehlendorf, Wannsee and Lichterfelde, initially cutting electricity to about 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses.
- The group Vulkangruppe claimed responsibility in an online letter citing climate and anti-elite motives, and authorities are assessing the document's authenticity.
- Berlin’s mayor and interior senator described the act as left-wing terrorism, and the federal government issued a sharp condemnation.
- Stromnetz Berlin reports about 14,500 households and roughly 500 commercial customers reconnected, including 46 of 47 care homes, with tens of thousands still affected.
- Emergency shelters, hotel placements, and extensive police and THW support are assisting residents as heating, mobile service, and some medical operations remain disrupted.