Flood Damage in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Flood damage at the Steinbach reservoir near Euskirchen. Extremely heavy rain has fallen during the night and day, causing the reservoir to overflow and threatening a breach of the levee. The extreme weather is in connection with climate change.

In original language:

Starkregen in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Folgen des Starkregens an der Steinbachtalsperre in der Nähe von Euskirchen. In der Nacht und am Tag ist es zu extrem starken Regenfällen gekommen, nach den Umwettern wurde die Staumauer ueberflutet und drohte zu brechen . Das Extremwetter ist in Verbindung mit dem Klimawandel zu sehen.

Unique identifier: GP1SVIC0

Type: Image

Shoot date: 17/07/2021

Locations: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Western Europe

Credit line: © Bernd Lauter / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

Containers

Shoot:

Heavy Rain in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia

Heavy rain in Bonn and surrounding. Extremely heavy rain has fallen during the night and day, flooding streets and cellars. The fire brigade is in action with sandbags and pumps. The extreme weather is in connection with climate change.

Conceptually similar