Tagr smeets12/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Heavy rain and storms caused serious damage in several parts of Austria. Het duurt niet lang meer of we worden ook tijdens de voorbereidingsrondjes elke middag gepijnigd met het oeverloze gezwets van onze vrinden Ducrot en Dijkstra, al dan niet in de rede gevallen door de naargeestige narcist Smeets. Farther west, flooding struck parts of the town of Kufstein. Tegenwoordig kunnen we de laatste 125 kilometer van bijna elke etappe meter voor meter live volgen. Large segments of that track were destroyed, parts of the concrete chute turned into rubble by the rushing water.Ī flash flood hit the nearby Austrian town of Hallein late Saturday, but there were no reports of casualties. The Berchtesgaden area also is the home of the sliding track in Koenigssee, the site of major international bobsled, skeleton and luge events for more than 50 years. At least one person was killed and the rail line to Berchtesgaden was closed. There was flooding Saturday night in the German-Czech border area, in Germany’s southeastern corner, and over the border in Austria.Ībout 130 people were evacuated in Germany’s Berchtesgaden area after the Ache River swelled. ![]() “And nevertheless, the second lesson is that we must pay great attention to adaptation” to climate change.Īlthough the rain has stopped in the worst-affected areas of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, storms and downpours have persisted elsewhere in western and central Europe. “We must get faster in the battle against climate change,” Merkel said, pointing to policies already set in motion by Germany and the European Union to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists can’t yet say for sure whether climate change caused the flooding, but they insist that it certainly exacerbates the extreme weather disasters on display around the world. That will be necessary too.”Ĭlimate scientists say the link between extreme weather and global warming is unmistakable and the urgency to tackle climate change undeniable. “Germany is a strong country and we will stand up to this force of nature in the short term - but also in the medium and long term, through policy that pays more regard to nature and the climate than we did in recent years. “Thankfully, Germany is a country that can manage this financially,” said Merkel, who is stepping down as chancellor following an election in September. ![]()
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