"The Waters Are Stabilized in Total Silence": Five Years After the Dramatic Floods, How Did Germany Rebuild?
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Five years after the severe floods, which claimed 184 lives in Germany, the consequences are still visible in the Ahr Valley. There has been much speculation about the causes; some experts pointed to viticulture. "In my opinion, it was simply terrible natural forces."
The devastating flood in the Ahr Valley has now been five years, and not all destroyed houses have been rebuilt.
Since the flood of 2021, there is a new era in the Ahrtal: before and after. A journey back to the valley of childhood, where the reconstruction of many places is still stalling.
Five years ago, nearly 200 people died at the river flood in West Germany, especially at the Ahr. Politicians blame climate change – and they are the ones who failed.
RTL info Five years after the tragedy, the machines still resonate in Ahrweiler, Germany. Painters and artisans continue to work tirelessly on a construction site that has become endless. In a neighborhood, the water has reached four meters in height."I remember this night, where the waters are stabilized in total silence," says Wolfgang. On the night of 14-15 July 2021, this German and his wife Vera escaped on the second floor until the next af…
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