٠٠:٠٣:٣٥German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited some of the areas which have been badly affected by floods in western Germany on Sunday, including Schuld, where she met with Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate Malu Dreyer and Mayor of Schuld Helmut Lussi.
Speaking at a press conference held in Adenau, the chancellor described the recent events as 'surreal' and 'eerie'.
"It is terrifying. The German language hardly has the words to describe this devastation," Merkel stressed. "However, I could also see, and it is incredibly comforting to see, how people stick together, how they help each other and the solidarity that is there," she added.
"Fortunately, Germany is a country that overcome this financially," Merkel stressed, adding that "Germany is a strong country, and we will oppose this force of nature, in the short term, but also in the medium and long term, through a policy that takes nature and the climate into account more than we have done in recent years."
Over 180 people died in the flooding in western Germany and Belgium. At least 143 died in Germany, where the floods are the country's worst natural disaster in over half a century.
Germany: 'German language hardly has the words to describe this devastation' - Merkel after visiting flood areas
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited some of the areas which have been badly affected by floods in western Germany on Sunday, including Schuld, where she met with Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate Malu Dreyer and Mayor of Schuld Helmut Lussi.
Speaking at a press conference held in Adenau, the chancellor described the recent events as 'surreal' and 'eerie'.
"It is terrifying. The German language hardly has the words to describe this devastation," Merkel stressed. "However, I could also see, and it is incredibly comforting to see, how people stick together, how they help each other and the solidarity that is there," she added.
"Fortunately, Germany is a country that overcome this financially," Merkel stressed, adding that "Germany is a strong country, and we will oppose this force of nature, in the short term, but also in the medium and long term, through a policy that takes nature and the climate into account more than we have done in recent years."
Over 180 people died in the flooding in western Germany and Belgium. At least 143 died in Germany, where the floods are the country's worst natural disaster in over half a century.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited some of the areas which have been badly affected by floods in western Germany on Sunday, including Schuld, where she met with Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate Malu Dreyer and Mayor of Schuld Helmut Lussi.
Speaking at a press conference held in Adenau, the chancellor described the recent events as 'surreal' and 'eerie'.
"It is terrifying. The German language hardly has the words to describe this devastation," Merkel stressed. "However, I could also see, and it is incredibly comforting to see, how people stick together, how they help each other and the solidarity that is there," she added.
"Fortunately, Germany is a country that overcome this financially," Merkel stressed, adding that "Germany is a strong country, and we will oppose this force of nature, in the short term, but also in the medium and long term, through a policy that takes nature and the climate into account more than we have done in recent years."
Over 180 people died in the flooding in western Germany and Belgium. At least 143 died in Germany, where the floods are the country's worst natural disaster in over half a century.