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Fourth Anniversary - Merz, Schweitzer and Wüst Commemorate the Victims of the Flood Disaster in Ahrtal and Eifel

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Chancellor Merz, as well as the prime ministers of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, Schweitzer and Wüst, thought of the victims of the flood disaster four years ago. At that time, especially the people in the Ahrtal had been completely surprised by the water masses.

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Chancellor Merz, as well as the prime ministers of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, Schweitzer and Wüst, thought of the victims of the flood disaster four years ago. At that time, especially the people in the Ahrtal had been completely surprised by the water masses.

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Four years has passed since the flood of the century with many dead and injured. In two particularly affected circles it is remembered: with flags on half-mast and silent commemoration.

BERLIN. On the anniversary of the flood in the Ahrtal in Rhineland-Palatinate and in the Eifel in North Rhine-Westphalia, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke out for faster aid in the event of natural disasters. "Four years ago a catastrophe occurred in the Ahrtal. Its consequences can be felt and seen to this day," wrote the CDU politician on platform X. "We [...]

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wz.de broke the news in on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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