Baden-Württemberg: A lot of garbage and 100 rats: the city of Kehl clears the house

Kehl (dpa / lsw) - In Kehl, the clearance of a garbage-covered house, in which an estimated 100 rats had romped around, has begun.

Baden-Württemberg: A lot of garbage and 100 rats: the city of Kehl clears the house

Kehl (dpa / lsw) - In Kehl, the clearance of a garbage-covered house, in which an estimated 100 rats had romped around, has begun. A clearing company received a corresponding order, said a spokeswoman for the city in the Ortenau district on Friday.

After a month-long dispute over the rat plague in the Zierolshofen district, city employees gained access on Thursday with a search warrant. A resident of the house put the number of rats at around 30. However, an exterminator had to be careful not to step on rats - he assumed around 100 animals, according to a statement.

Neighbors had sounded the alarm after rats had spread across the street and eaten through the walls into other houses. The residents of the house with the rats were not found in several attempts, the city said. The background to the unusual neglect of the house initially remained open.