Tag: Ahr Valley
Flood Disaster Inquiry Committee: What Did Roger Lewentz Know? – Politics
The CDU has prepared for the session in the Mainz state parliament, has put together 23 pages, it is about the role of the Rhineland-Palatinate interior minister on the evening…
Increasingly worse droughts and floods make adaptation difficult – knowledge
In 2003, Cape Town experienced a severe drought that lasted into the following year. The authorities in the South African metropolis learned their lessons from this: They had another reservoir…
Insurers do not pay for many flood damage on the Ahr – economy
The insurers are mighty proud of themselves: three quarters of the damage caused by the storm Bernd in the summer of 2021 are regulated, the General Association of the German…
Steinmeier an der Ahr: one year after the flood disaster – politics
There is the woman from Sinzig, who lived 50 meters from the Ahr. Your grandparents built the house in 1947, saying: “The Ahr doesn’t come into the Jarden.” But she…
One year after the flood: what about the billions in aid? – Politics
When Olaf Scholz and Armin Laschet stepped in front of the microphones and cameras on August 3, 2021, two weeks after the flood of the century in Stolberg near Aachen,…
Flood and trauma: “We flee, fight or play dead” – Politics
A year ago, the flood in western Germany traumatized thousands of people. The doctor Katharina Scharping gives psychological help to those affected in the Ahr Valley. A talk about the…
The former district administrator is silent – politics
The man everyone is waiting for appears shortly before 6 p.m. before the investigative committee of the Mainz state parliament. Jürgen Pföhler (CDU), black suit, black patent leather shoes. He…
Anne Spiegel: Around 700 euros in tax money for holiday breaks
Germany Ex-Federal Minister for Family Affairs Anne Spiegel’s holiday break cost around 700 euros in tax money Status: 09:07 a.m | Reading time: 2 minutes Because of her controversial vacation…
Anne Spiegel went on summer vacation for four weeks after the flood disaster
Germany Former Environment Minister Spiegel went on vacation for four weeks after the flood disaster – Merz demands resignation As of 3:27 p.m | Reading time: 2 minutes At the…
Flood disaster: processing with prominent witnesses – politics
It’s dark in front of the windows of the Mainz state parliament when the journalists line up again inside, when microphones are pushed into place, cameras flash, television cameras roll…