https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A German charity worker in the Philippines has told The Local how some hope is emerging from the devastation of typhoon Haiyan as the aid effort starts to take effect. https://www.thelocal.de/20131119/aid-efforts-deliver-new-hope-energy-philippines-typhoon-haiyan-red-cross Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:50:00 +0100 aid-efforts-deliver-new-hope-energy-philippines-typhoon-haiyan-red-cross The German government has agreed on an €8 billion aid package for victims of this summer's disastrous flooding – with the first payments due in early August. https://www.thelocal.de/20130726/51075 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:00:00 +0200 51075 Grab a bottle of mosquito repellent, a German minister urged on Monday, and head on down to show solidarity with Germany's worst affected flood regions for your holidays this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20130715/50865 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:08:00 +0200 50865 Sandbags as fashion accessories – as the clear-up operation continues all over Germany, an enterprising initiative in Dresden is turning unwanted sandbags into handbags in a bid to raise money for victims of the recent flooding. https://www.thelocal.de/20130622/50453 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 13:23:00 +0200 50453 Germany confirmed on Thursday it would be setting up a fund worth about €8 billion to help victims of record floods which forced thousands from their homes and left a path of destruction across parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20130613/50285 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:24:00 +0200 50285 As communities in north-eastern Germany hoped soaked dykes would hold back rising floodwaters on Wednesday, one man died in Saxony-Anhalt after being electrocuted in his flooded cellar. https://www.thelocal.de/20130612/50255 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:57:00 +0200 50255 Since the last extreme floods in 2002, a total of €530 million has been invested in flood prevention. Der Tagesspiegel's Robert Ide argues that this money was wasted on containing rivers with concrete, rather than giving them vital space. https://www.thelocal.de/20130611/50245 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:17:00 +0200 50245 German authorities urged over 20,000 people to flee their homes in Magdeburg on the swollen Elbe River, as the worst floods in a decade also began to burst through water-soaked dykes. https://www.thelocal.de/20130610/50199 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:25:00 +0200 50199 As northern Germany continued to battle historic flooding on Monday, people in the south of the country were slowly returning to their homes to survey the devastation and start the massive cleanup. https://www.thelocal.de/20130610/50207 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:14:00 +0200 50207 Germany's race to shore up dykes on swollen rivers shifted to the north Friday while other regions began counting the cost of the deadly flooding. https://www.thelocal.de/20130607/50167 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:25:00 +0200 50167 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has praised the "wonderful solidarity" of tens of thousands struggling against central Europe's worst river floods in over a decade and promised more help for the victims on her second visit in three days to disaster-hit areas. https://www.thelocal.de/20130607/50157 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:40:00 +0200 50157 Cities and towns along the Elbe braced for a huge flood wave to roll downriver on Thursday, as German officials estimated the natural disaster would cause billions of euros in damages. https://www.thelocal.de/20130606/50145 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:21:00 +0200 50145 Large sections of Germany remained underwater on Wednesday morning, forcing thousands of people from their homes. But as the waters receded in Passau, the eastern part of country was bracing for a flood wave. https://www.thelocal.de/20130605/50123 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:43:00 +0200 50123 Germany has been hit by dramatic flooding. In some of the worst-hit areas, water levels are surpassing records set over 500 years ago. This week's Local List takes a look at flooded towns, before and after. https://www.thelocal.de/20130605/50125 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:42:00 +0200 50125 Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged €100 million in emergency aid for flood-ravaged areas on Tuesday, as surging waters that have claimed lives and forced tens of thousands of evacuations across Europe bore down on Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20130604/50085 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:16:00 +0200 50085 Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit flood-devastated parts of Germany, her spokesman said Monday, as authorities grapple with surging rivers and waters that have left at least two people dead. https://www.thelocal.de/20130603/50063 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:37:00 +0200 50063 The Germans have a particular phobia – they live in constant fear of being blamed for something. A commentary by Der Tagesspiegel's Malte Lehming. https://www.thelocal.de/20130521/49827 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:38:00 +0200 49827 A zombie apocalypse in Berlin would be dealt with by the book, in a typically orderly and precise fashion, city authorities said in response to a parliamentary inquiry from one cheeky member of the Pirate Party. https://www.thelocal.de/20130320/48651 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:45:00 +0100 48651 So how are the Germans preparing for Friday's Mayan-calendar inspired end of the world? While the hysteria is debunked by scientists and ethnologists, Ben Knight finds that many people really are unprepared for global catastrophe. https://www.thelocal.de/20121220/46887 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:19:00 +0100 46887 The German government is mulling ways to set up a national central disaster warning system, to replace the Cold War era siren network which is no longer functional. One idea is to turn domestic smoke alarms into a national system. https://www.thelocal.de/20120620/43259 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:34:00 +0200 43259