The Local Germany 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 Update: Bodies found of fruit pickers drowned in Elbe river The bodies of two men who went missing while taking a dip in the Elbe river have been found. Their disappearance at the weekend sparked a large scale search. https://www.thelocal.de/20180716/search-abandoned-for-two-feared-drowned-in-elbe-river Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:15:56 +0200 search-abandoned-for-two-feared-drowned-in-elbe-river Freiburg police give all clear after river turns bright green Alarmed locals alerted the police on Saturday after the river Dreisam in the university town of Freiburg turned bright green. But police say the liquid doesn’t pose a health risk. https://www.thelocal.de/20171016/freiburg-police-give-all-clear-after-river-turns-bright-green Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:47:14 +0200 freiburg-police-give-all-clear-after-river-turns-bright-green Kids playing on Rhine River find body parts in bag Two children who were larking around on the banks of the river Rhine made a gruesome find: the carved-up body of an unknown man. https://www.thelocal.de/20160714/kids-playing-on-river-rhine-find-body-parts-in-bag Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:03:23 +0200 kids-playing-on-river-rhine-find-body-parts-in-bag Will amphibious buses solve jams on Cologne's bridges? Cologne commuters may soon have an unusual view out of the window on their morning bus ride if a plan to introduce amphibious vehicles on the river Rhine becomes reality. https://www.thelocal.de/20160512/cologne-hopes-to-beat-traffic-with-amphibious-buses Thu, 12 May 2016 12:41:20 +0200 cologne-hopes-to-beat-traffic-with-amphibious-buses Munich’s Isar river ‘being killed by partying’ Excessive partying on the banks of Munich’s idyllic Isar River is having a devastating impact on the environment, nature protection agencies warn. https://www.thelocal.de/20160321/munichs-isar-river-being-killed-by-partying Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:59:19 +0100 munichs-isar-river-being-killed-by-partying Man plunges car into river Elbe on orders from satnav Apparently affirming the stereotype that Germans always obey those in authority, a man drove into the river Elbe on Thursday after blindly following his Sat Nav. https://www.thelocal.de/20160211/man-drives-into-river-elbe-on-orders-from-sat-nav Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:26:56 +0100 man-drives-into-river-elbe-on-orders-from-sat-nav Elbe River swells to record levels Floodwaters on the Elbe River surpassed record highs over the weekend in northern Germany. Minimal damage has occurred despite rising water levels, as crews continued to help man dykes and water pumps along the river. https://www.thelocal.de/20110123/32613 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:14:00 +0100 32613 Rhine River 90km shorter than everyone thinks A biologist has discovered that the river Rhine is around 90 kilometres shorter than most books, atlases and even official authorities suggest – and now frantic efforts are being made to spread the correct length. https://www.thelocal.de/20100327/26161 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:35:00 +0100 26161 Body of missing American found in river The drowned body of a 22-year-old American teacher who went missing a month ago in Frankfurt has been found in the Rhine River, police announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091222/24119 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:10:00 +0100 24119 Car floating in Weser river reveals murder-suicide drama Police believe that a car containing two corpses found in the Weser river was not an accident, but a murder-suicide, they said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090807/21091 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:03:00 +0200 21091