See the cities in Germany that turned off the lights - acting on the gas crisis

Augsburg is one of many cities that are now turning off the lights around the city.

The country needs to save energy to secure the need this winter.

- We want to show the residents that there may be more difficult times and we all need to make sure to really save energy, says Eva Weber, mayor.

Dependence on Russian gas

Countries around Europe are now reviewing how they can save on energy and fill their gas stocks in order to reduce the need for Russian gas.

Germany is one of the countries most dependent on Russian gas, around half of the households in Germany use gas for heating.

Before the Ukraine war, the country bought 55 percent of its natural gas from Russia.

Turning off the lights is part of the country's strategy to save energy.

In the past, among other things, the hot water for municipal baths and sports halls has been turned off, the temperature in municipal buildings has been limited and municipal schools will not be heated during the holidays.