Three German states hit by heavy rains and floods reported a mixed picture on Saturday following heavy precipitation in the last few days. Only isolated showers are expected in some parts of flooded Lower Saxony on Saturday, with more rain seen on Sunday and Monday, but this should not lead to a rise in water levels, a meteorologist for the German Weather Service (DWD) predicted. In the eastern state of Saxony, flooding of the Elbe River continues to recede, with the water level on Saturday morn
More heavy rainfall was expected on Friday in some areas in Germany already affected by flooding, the country's weather service DWD said. Some areas in the western state of North Rhine Westphalia and in the Harz Mountains in the centre of the country would see continuous rain all day Friday and into Saturday, the DWD said. Up to 40 millimetres of rain could fall within 24 hours in these regions. The situation in the north-western state of Lower Saxony was tense as areas along the Aller, Leine an
Five suspected supporters of the Islamic State are facing charges in Germany after they raised more than €250,000 ($278,000) in donations for the terrorist group, federal prosecutors said. Prosecutors brought the three women and two men before the Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court on charges of supporting a foreign terrorist organization and violating the Foreign Trade and Payments Act. All but one of the suspects are German nationals. The court has yet to decide if the case will go to trial. The
The year 2023 is the warmest in Germany since records began in 1881, according to the German Weather Service (DWD), in what it told dpa was a confident prediction five days before the end of the calendar year. The average temperature is expected to be 10.6 degrees Celsius, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Temperature records have been broken across the globe this year. Globally, the current year is set to be the warmest since records began, the European Union's Climate Change Service Copernicus sa
The German Weather Service (DWD) continues to warn against the risk of flooding in parts of Germany due to persistent rainfall in several regions. In the central state of Thuringia, the flooding around the village of Windehausen led to the evacuation of an entire district of about 500 people on Christmas Day. Residents were strongly advised to leave their homes, but would not be forced out, authorities said. They were taken to a nearby sports hall. Thuringia Premier Bodo Ramelow said he hoped pe