Germany recorded more than 214,000 criminal acts of violence last year, according to official police statistics. Overall crime also rose, according to data seen by the German paper Welt am Sonntag.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised support to the areas in Germany hit by floods, including for the subsequent repair of the damage, during a visit to one of the affected regions. "It is clear that this will only be possible together, and this must also be done in a spirit of solidarity in Germany," he said during a trip to the state of Saxony-Anhalt on Thursday. Several regions in Germany and other parts of north-western Europe have been struggling with floods for about two weeks now. S
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