Once the water recedes over the weekend, not only will the damage become visible, the politics will too
There is an interesting history to the politics of floods in Germany — and a possibility that history might be repeating itself. The official death toll in Germany has risen to 93 this morning, but 1,300 people are still reported missing in the region of Ahrweiler, in western Germany. This is without a doubt the most extreme natural disaster that has hit Germany in living memory.
