Germany Approves $35 Billion in Federal Funds for Flood-Hit Areas

Germany Approves $35 Billion in Federal Funds for Flood-Hit Areas
A photo, taken with a drone, shows the devastation caused by the flooding of the Ahr River in the Eifel village of Schuld, western Germany on July 15, 2021. Christoph Reichwein/dpa via AP
Lorenz Duchamps
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The German government has backed 30 billion euros ($35.16 billion) in federal funding on Wednesday to help rebuild the damage in western and southern Germany following heavy rainfall and flooding in mid-July.

Chancellor Angela Merkel announced at a press briefing that the money will be released by the federal state in a “sign of national solidarity,” and the nation’s 16 federal states have reached an agreement on the relief fund for the regions affected by the storm.

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