Munich, 21 July 2021 – Thousands of people are seeing
their livelihoods in ruins due to the severe weather in North
Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Upper Bavaria. It is
essential to take rapid action.
The BMW Group is therefore making 1.5 million euros available to
various rescue organisations that are providing emergency aid in the
affected regions.
“The scale of the disaster touches us all deeply. Our sympathy
is with the people who have lost so much. We want to make a
contribution to providing those affected with the most basic
necessities,” says Ilka Horstmeier, Member of the Board of
Management of BMW AG, Human Resources and Social Affairs, and Labour Director.
The BMW Group will contact rescue organisations in
Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Upper Bavaria to
provide targeted help where it is most needed.
In addition, the BMW Group plants in Munich, Landshut, Dingolfing,
Regensburg and Leipzig will be providing emergency resources and
manpower from their company fire brigades as soon as the legally
required request for support is received from the responsible authorities.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Corporate Communications
Milena Pighi, BMW Group Corporate Communications and Governmental
Affairs,
spokesperson Corporate Citizenship
Telephone:
+49-89-382-66563, Milena.PA.Pighi@bmw.de
Markus Sagemann, BMW Group Corporate Communications and Governmental
Affairs
Head of Communications HR, Work Environment, Real Estate,
Corporate Citizenship
Telephone: +49-89-382-68796, Markus.Sagemann@bmw.de
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