Five Years After Deadly Floods in Germany, the Urgency for Measures Is Fading.
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In a single night, Hubertus Kunz lost everything. "When the water rose to the first floor, we climbed onto the roof," recounts the resident of Mayschloß, a small village along the Ahr. The floors collapsed, and everything of value was washed away or destroyed. "We had to rebuild everything completely." He can tell the story of the night of the disaster on July 14-15, 2021. 188 others in Germany cannot. In Belgium, too, 41 people lost their live…
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.
The flood in the Ahr Valley tore more than 100 people to death. Five years later, neither reconstruction nor civil protection is at the height of time – while climate change has long since brought new extreme weather. What remained was above all the solidarity of the people themselves. – A commentary by Gillian Norman. From 14 to 15 July 2021, a strong storm spread over Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia. Huge rain masses fell withi…
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