Germany continued to battle serious floods on Tuesday as forecasts for near constant rain until later in the week worried officials. Fields in several regions of the northern state of Lower Saxony resembled lakes while there were floods on the Elbe river. Parts of the states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia were also affected. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), heavy rainfall is expected in Lower Saxony until Thursday and Thuringia until Friday. France is sendin
France is sending aid to Germany to help combat flooding in the northern state of Lower Saxony after days of heavy rainfall. The first part of an approximately 1.2 kilometre long mobile dyke system is expected to arrive in Germany on Tuesday evening, according to a spokesman for the Interior Ministry. The remaining modules are to follow on Wednesday. It was initially unclear exactly where the dyke system would be deployed. "These mobile dyke systems can make an important contribution to keeping
The flood situation remains tense in many parts of Lower Saxony on New Year's Day, with data showing little change in water levels on Monday. Warnings are in place for major floods in Leine, the Aller and the Upper and Middle Weser according to the State Office for Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation (NLWKN). On New Year's Eve, the German Weather Service (DWD) had warned of continuous rain in Lower Saxony over the next few days. The official storm warning issued on Sunday e
They say that time is the most precious thing in life - far more valuable than money or luxury goods. People often freely (and sometimes, grudgingly) give and receive it between fr.
Often business is nothing more than the purchase of another person’s time. But sometimes, it takes a physical form. One of the earliest business transactions involving Americans and Koreans took place in the summer of 1883 when Kim Ok-kuin, a Korean official, purchased a number of items from James R. Morse, an American businessman who owned “The American Clock & Brass Company” in Yokohama, Japan.