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
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to visit the flood-hit areas in the country's northern state of Lower Saxony today, local officials said on Sunday morning. Scholz is set to travel to the town of Verden, some 90 kilometres north-west of Hanover, in the morning, the Lower Saxony state chancellery said. He will be accompanied by state premier Stephan Weil and state Interior Minister Daniela Behrens. For days, thousands of emergency forces have been battling the fallout from heavy rainfall
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was visiting the flood-hit areas in the country's northern state of Lower Saxony on Sunday after storms caused disaster in several states. Scholz travelled to the town of Verden, some 90 kilometres north-west of the state capital Hanover, in the morning, accompanied by Lower Saxon Premier Stephan Weil and state Interior Minister Daniela Behrens. Scholz took a flyover of the particularly affected areas in northern Lower Saxony. His group was then to be briefed on the
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the flood-hit areas in the country's northern state of Lower Saxony on Sunday after storms caused chaos in several regions. Scholz travelled to the town of Verden, some 90 kilometres north-west of the state capital Hanover, accompanied by Lower Saxon Premier Stephan Weil and state Interior Minister Daniela Behrens. Scholz took a flyover of the particularly affected areas in northern Lower Saxony. His group was then briefed on the situation in Verden on the A