The Federal Government’s Victim Support Commissioner, Pascal Kober, estimates that the recent attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market will leave hundreds of people in need of help. “This is one of the largest attacks we’ve had to record so far” he told the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland” (Sunday editions).
“If you include witnesses and first responders, the number of affected people multiplies to a high three-digit figure.”
The FDP member of the Bundestag explained: “The experience can be accompanied by significant psychological burdens. Those affected should not think they can manage on their own. The earlier help is received, the lower the risk of chronic damage.”
It is to be hoped that there will be enough places in the trauma ambulance. Initially, it is all about informing those affected of the possibilities of financial and psychosocial help and bringing already known concerns to the right places, Kober said. “What’s important is that no concern is left unheeded.