Therapist on flooding: Even the smell of rain can cause fear

Markus Schmitt continues to care for people from the Ahr Valley to this day. The therapist and trauma psychologist knows what flooding and inundation can do to the psyche.

This text first appeared in June 2024 in the wake of the severe storms in southern Germany. On the occasion of the third anniversary of the Ahr Valley flood, we are publishing it here again.