German Floods

Germany's conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor apologised on Sunday for laughing on a visit to a flood-stricken town last week, a gaffe that has hit his ratings two months before a federal election.

Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the need to "speed up" the fight against climate change, as the death count from devastating floods in Germany reached 177 on Thursday.

The damage caused by devastating floods in Germany last week is likely to cost the insurance industry up to five billion euros ($5.9 billion), the GDV insurance industry association said on Wednesday.

A relief official said on Wednesday rescue crews were unlikely to find any more survivors in the rubble of villages devastated by floods in western Germany, and a new poll showed many Germans felt policymakers had not enough to protect them.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as "terrifying" on Sunday after the death toll across the region rose to 188 and a district of Bavaria was battered by the extreme weather.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that she was horrified by the "surreal" devastation in the flood-ravaged region of Germany, as the toll in western Europe reached at least 184 people dead with dozens still missing.

Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit flood-ravaged areas in Germany on Sunday to survey the damage and meet survivors, after days of extreme downpours in western Europe left at least 183 people dead and dozens missing.

Devastating floods have torn through entire villages and killed at least 128 people in Europe, most of them in western Germany where stunned emergency services were still combing the wreckage on Friday.

Residents along the east coast in Chennai are up in arms against the construction of concrete storm water drains by the Greater Chennai Corporation to prevent inundation. These areas closer to the sea shore, they say, are not prone to flooding and the ongoing Rs 350 crore German bank-funded project only destroys the sandy aquifer and would ultimate...

A mishap at a chocolate facility in the German town of Werl lead to the street outside it, getting paved with a layer of chocolate that was 10 square meter big!

The German government has offered help in the form of grants, loans at low rates of interest and by participating in specific projects to rebuild Kerala, which was devastated after the worst ever floods in August, a diplomat said today. Addressing the media, Martin Ney, the German Ambassador to India, said Germany was ready to support the state by ...

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met Germany's Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office Niels Annen and discussed politics, floods in Kerala, GST and jobs.

German auto giant Volkswagen has announced extended support and services for customers affected by the floods in Kerala. The automaker has announced free roadside assistance and special initiatives for the affected vehicles. Customers can avail the free roadside assistance by dialing 1800-102-1155 or 1800-419-1155. Under the roadside assistance sch...

In the wake of floods in the state of Kerala, German automaker Mercedes-Benz has announced a voluntary contribution of Rs. 30 lakh towards the relief fund. The automaker has announced it will be making a contribution of Rs. 25 lakh towards the Chief Minister's National Relief Fund, while the dealer partners of Mercedes-Benz India will come together...

Germany needs to send a message to the world that it's reaching the limit of its capacity to help Europe's flood of migrants, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday, as he advocated restricting family reunions for Syrian refugees.

Germany's conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor apologised on Sunday for laughing on a visit to a flood-stricken town last week, a gaffe that has hit his ratings two months before a federal election.

Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the need to "speed up" the fight against climate change, as the death count from devastating floods in Germany reached 177 on Thursday.

The damage caused by devastating floods in Germany last week is likely to cost the insurance industry up to five billion euros ($5.9 billion), the GDV insurance industry association said on Wednesday.

A relief official said on Wednesday rescue crews were unlikely to find any more survivors in the rubble of villages devastated by floods in western Germany, and a new poll showed many Germans felt policymakers had not enough to protect them.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as "terrifying" on Sunday after the death toll across the region rose to 188 and a district of Bavaria was battered by the extreme weather.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that she was horrified by the "surreal" devastation in the flood-ravaged region of Germany, as the toll in western Europe reached at least 184 people dead with dozens still missing.

Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit flood-ravaged areas in Germany on Sunday to survey the damage and meet survivors, after days of extreme downpours in western Europe left at least 183 people dead and dozens missing.

Devastating floods have torn through entire villages and killed at least 128 people in Europe, most of them in western Germany where stunned emergency services were still combing the wreckage on Friday.

Residents along the east coast in Chennai are up in arms against the construction of concrete storm water drains by the Greater Chennai Corporation to prevent inundation. These areas closer to the sea shore, they say, are not prone to flooding and the ongoing Rs 350 crore German bank-funded project only destroys the sandy aquifer and would ultimate...

A mishap at a chocolate facility in the German town of Werl lead to the street outside it, getting paved with a layer of chocolate that was 10 square meter big!

The German government has offered help in the form of grants, loans at low rates of interest and by participating in specific projects to rebuild Kerala, which was devastated after the worst ever floods in August, a diplomat said today. Addressing the media, Martin Ney, the German Ambassador to India, said Germany was ready to support the state by ...

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met Germany's Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office Niels Annen and discussed politics, floods in Kerala, GST and jobs.

German auto giant Volkswagen has announced extended support and services for customers affected by the floods in Kerala. The automaker has announced free roadside assistance and special initiatives for the affected vehicles. Customers can avail the free roadside assistance by dialing 1800-102-1155 or 1800-419-1155. Under the roadside assistance sch...

In the wake of floods in the state of Kerala, German automaker Mercedes-Benz has announced a voluntary contribution of Rs. 30 lakh towards the relief fund. The automaker has announced it will be making a contribution of Rs. 25 lakh towards the Chief Minister's National Relief Fund, while the dealer partners of Mercedes-Benz India will come together...

Germany needs to send a message to the world that it's reaching the limit of its capacity to help Europe's flood of migrants, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday, as he advocated restricting family reunions for Syrian refugees.