Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
- 3h ago
At Ahr valley memorial, Steinmeier recalls 2021 flood deaths and warns Germany is still not ready for the next one
Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier led memorials in Düsseldorf and the Ahr valley on Tuesday for the 184-188 victims of the July 2021 flood, calling the disaster an unmistakable warning that Germany has yet to fully answer.
- Jul 7
Ahr valley district chief recalls 2021 flood night: 'Quitting was not an option'
Five years after the Ahr valley disaster, district administrator Cornelia Weigand describes the night she told residents no help was coming and why she still wants an apology from the Rhineland-Palatinate government.
