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 Water levels on the Elbe and Oder rivers in Germany are rising, sparking preparations for floods as the clean-up across central Europe gets underway. https://www.thelocal.de/20240919/german-communities-brace-for-flooding-as-water-levels-continue-to-rise Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:12:55 +0200 german-communities-brace-for-flooding-as-water-levels-continue-to-rise Rising water levels are continuing to hit parts of Germany while flooding is causing devastation in nearby countries, with at least 18 deaths reported so far. https://www.thelocal.de/20240917/parts-of-germany-hit-by-flooding-as-torrential-rain-wreaks-havoc-in-central-europe Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:33:31 +0200 parts-of-germany-hit-by-flooding-as-torrential-rain-wreaks-havoc-in-central-europe After the hottest day recorded this year in Germany, some parts of the country were hit by heavy thunderstorms and flooding on Tuesday night, with more extreme weather due on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20240814/german-battered-by-storms-and-floods-after-hottest-day-of-year Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:32:03 +0200 german-battered-by-storms-and-floods-after-hottest-day-of-year Thunderstorms brought severe rain and flooding to parts of Germany on Sunday. The German Weather Service says the country has had its wettest twelve-month period since measurements began. https://www.thelocal.de/20240722/germany-battered-by-storms-in-wettest-year-on-record Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:30:17 +0200 germany-battered-by-storms-in-wettest-year-on-record Homeowners' lack of natural disaster insurance costs Germany billions every time a major flooding event occurs. Policy makers are debating whether insurance companies should be required to offer coverage. https://www.thelocal.de/20240620/how-changes-to-flood-insurance-could-push-up-rates-for-homeowners-in-germany Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:04:58 +0200 how-changes-to-flood-insurance-could-push-up-rates-for-homeowners-in-germany German rescuers handed out food by boat to stranded residents on Tuesday as large parts of southern Germany remained underwater after floods that have now claimed five lives. https://www.thelocal.de/20240604/latest-death-toll-in-german-floods-rises-to-five-as-residents-left-stranded Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:53:58 +0200 latest-death-toll-in-german-floods-rises-to-five-as-residents-left-stranded Severe rain storms have brought flooding and landslides to southern Germany, disrupting train routes and derailing a passenger train, among other devastating impacts. Here's where trains are currently cancelled. https://www.thelocal.de/20240603/explained-the-trains-cancelled-in-germany-due-to-severe-flooding Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:28:53 +0200 explained-the-trains-cancelled-in-germany-due-to-severe-flooding Rescuers battled Monday to evacuate people from floods in southern Germany that have claimed four lives, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it a "warning" that climate change was getting worse. https://www.thelocal.de/20240603/four-dead-as-floods-sweep-southern-germany Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:39:44 +0200 four-dead-as-floods-sweep-southern-germany Rescue workers search for missing people, more evacuations and train travel at a standstill. Here's how the flooding situation is developing as southern Germany battles extreme rainfall. https://www.thelocal.de/20240603/how-flooding-is-wreaking-havoc-across-southern-germany Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:06:20 +0200 how-flooding-is-wreaking-havoc-across-southern-germany A volunteer firefighter died during a rescue operation during heavy rain and flooding in the south of Germany, local police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20240602/rescue-worker-dies-amid-flooding-in-southern-germany Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:10:46 +0200 rescue-worker-dies-amid-flooding-in-southern-germany Following Saturday's floods and evacuations in southern Germany, German forecaster DWD again warned of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain for Sunday for much of the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20240602/forecasters-warn-of-further-heavy-rain-in-flooded-southern-germany Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:06:10 +0200 forecasters-warn-of-further-heavy-rain-in-flooded-southern-germany Enormous amounts of rain in Saarland and neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate on Friday and Saturday night caused flooding and landslides, but water levels were slowly retreating on Sunday making the extent of the damage more visible. https://www.thelocal.de/20240519/flood-situation-in-germanys-saarland-easing-but-remains-serious Sun, 19 May 2024 16:04:12 +0200 flood-situation-in-germanys-saarland-easing-but-remains-serious More than two and a half years after the deadly flood disaster in the Ahr Valley, western Germany, prosecutors have dropped an investigation into alleged negligence by the local district administrator. https://www.thelocal.de/20240418/german-prosecutors-drop-investigation-into-unforeseeable-flood-disaster Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:32:36 +0200 german-prosecutors-drop-investigation-into-unforeseeable-flood-disaster With dryer forecasts ahead, it's good news for Germany's bloated rivers, but the flood situation remains tense in some parts of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, in particular. https://www.thelocal.de/20240106/german-flood-situation-remains-tense-but-relief-in-sight-as-rain-stops Sat, 06 Jan 2024 21:26:12 +0100 german-flood-situation-remains-tense-but-relief-in-sight-as-rain-stops Weather alerts were in place on Tuesday as parts of Germany already hit by flooding dealt with more torrential rain. https://www.thelocal.de/20240102/german-flood-hit-areas-struggle-with-more-rainfall Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:30:52 +0100 german-flood-hit-areas-struggle-with-more-rainfall With more rain in the forecast for the weekend, parts of Germany that are already hard hit by floods won't be seeing any relief. https://www.thelocal.de/20231229/what-parts-of-germany-are-hardest-hit-by-flooding Fri, 29 Dec 2023 18:05:01 +0100 what-parts-of-germany-are-hardest-hit-by-flooding Germany on Thursday paid tribute to more than 180 people killed in severe floods a year ago, as concerns mount over climate change and the country looks to overhaul its planning for future disasters. https://www.thelocal.de/20220714/flood-anniversary-prompts-sadness-and-soul-searching-in-germany Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:34:05 +0200 flood-anniversary-prompts-sadness-and-soul-searching-in-germany The dramatic floods of July 14th and 15th, 2021 killed more than 220 people in Europe, leaving a trail of destruction in Germany and Belgium, and damage in the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. We looked back at the devastating natural disaster. https://www.thelocal.de/20220714/how-flash-floods-left-a-trail-of-destruction-in-western-germany Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:54:49 +0200 how-flash-floods-left-a-trail-of-destruction-in-western-germany In Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler in western Germany, residents are still waiting for the return of normal life a year after the town was devastated by deadly flash floods - and many feel forgotten by authorities. https://www.thelocal.de/20220713/german-flood-victims-struggle-to-rebuild-communities-a-year-on Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:34:36 +0200 german-flood-victims-struggle-to-rebuild-communities-a-year-on Nearly a year ago, pounding rain turned the River Ahr, a tributary of the Rhine in western Germany, into a torrent of water that swept everything before it. For those who survived the deadly flood, life changed dramatically. Here are three of their stories. https://www.thelocal.de/20220711/one-year-on-how-life-has-changed-for-german-flood-survivors Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:35:54 +0200 one-year-on-how-life-has-changed-for-german-flood-survivors