Flood disaster in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate
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Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer visit the Eifel community of Schuld.
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- At least 156 people died in the storm in Germany, 110 of them in the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate, 45 in North Rhine-Westphalia and one person in the Berchtesgadener Land district.
- Federal President Steinmeier has called for cohesion in the face of the flood disaster.
- NRW Prime Minister Laschet promised direct aid for the people affected by the flood during a visit to Erftstadt. Because he smirked in the background while Steinmeier spoke into the cameras, Laschet was sharply criticized.
- Chancellor Merkel will also travel to the disaster area on Sunday.
- Flooding also occurs in Saxon Switzerland and in the Bavarian and Austrian Alps.
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In the areas affected by the flood disaster in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, clearing and salvage work will continue. The focus is on the search for missing people. Hours of heavy rain had led to a devastating flood. Several rivers and streams overflowed their banks, streets flooded and cellars full. The disaster focuses on the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate and the Rhein-Erft district in North Rhine-Westphalia. The most important developments in news blog.
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