The city of Cologne drew a first conclusion at the beginning of the Carnival season on the weekend. According to the authorities, several cases of sexual harassment and rape have been reported. "All suspects could already be determined by the police," it says in a statement.
Seriously injured was therefore a 25-year-old man who crashed from the third floor of a private house on a canopy. In addition, injuries suffered a 22-year-old who had climbed on a scaffold at the central Heumarkt and two meters plunged into the depths.
Compared to the previous year, there have been fewer Wildpinkler and the glass ban work well, it says in a message from the Public Order. The city coordination staff rated the course as "previously largely relaxed".
The professional fire brigade reported until early Sunday evening 405 rescue service operations. In the previous year, there were already 560 missions at this time.