The flood situation in southern Germany has slowly eased in recent days. Clean-up work has begun. But the German weather service is already warning of new heavy rain in parts of Bavaria this weekend – accompanied by political debates about responsibility and the right protection against the masses of water.
So has flood protection not been given high enough priority by the state government in recent years? And what are the political consequences of current events? Christian Sebald, an expert on environmental issues in the Bavaria department of the SZ, talks about this in this episode.
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:About two billion euros in damage
While clean-up work is still underway in many places, the first insurers are already coming forward with estimates of the cost of the flood. The debate about compulsory insurance for building owners is also becoming more intense, and even the Chancellor is getting involved.
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