rm -r is dangerous
Uh oh.
Executing rm -r with root permission is dangerous (as others, unnamed persons know). Luckily not in / and not on a production server.
Learn this lesson: When testing scripts that delete files, do an echo instead of a rm until you are sure, that you are in the right path.
Waiting for the restore crew…
Update: The directory is back - time to leave for the weekend, I guess.