Tag: North Rhine-Westphalia
Around 170 missing in the Ahr valley
The police expect to find more dead in the particularly affected district of Ahrweiler. 117 have been recovered so far, and only a third of them are known to have…
"Centralism doesn’t change anything here"
The federal government rejects the criticism of having informed the population in the flood areas too late. At 3:30 p.m., the Koblenz police informed about the operation in the Ahrweiler…
"Monumental failure of the authorities"
A British scientist says the authorities in Germany were warned days before the disaster. The mayor of the community of Altenahr, which was hard hit by the flood disaster, sees…
Storm in Germany: Laschet wants more protection – Panorama
Home panorama Weather July 18, 2021, 8:23 p.m. Flood disaster in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate : Laschet wants more protection against floods Open detailed view Armin Laschet says that dams,…
Storm in Germany: Merkel in the Eifelort Schuld – Panorama
Home panorama Weather July 18, 2021, 12:18 p.m. Flood disaster in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate : “Ghostly Pictures” Open detailed view Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister…
Flood disaster: Laschet laughs – politics
Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet (CDU) has apologized for the impression that his laugh had created during a speech by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the flood area. He regretted the…
Erftstadt: Laschet and Steinmeier in the flood area – politics
Armin Laschet’s press officer has a request to the camera teams and reporters in front of the Erftstadt fire station. She points to the ambulance, which is a few meters…
Storm in Germany: Over 100 fatalities – Panorama
Home panorama Weather July 16, 2021, 5:56 p.m. Flood disaster in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate : Ahrweiler district will probably have no gas supply for weeks “,” authorTextHtml “:” Directly…
Storm in Germany: House collapse in Erftstadt – Panorama
Home panorama Weather July 16, 2021, 11:37 a.m. Flood disaster in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate : Masses of water bring down houses in Erftstadt “,” authorTextHtml “:” Directly from the…
Merkel promises support to victims of the storm
At least 43 people were killed in western Germany. Extreme heavy rain has caused dangerous flooding in numerous locations. Several places are evacuated. All developments at a glance. . Source…