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Two-and-a-half years after western Germany was hit by disastrous flash floods, claiming the lives of over 200 people, residents are exhausted. Reconstruction is progressing too slowly.
Tim Himmes is gradually rebuilding his parents' house in Schuld an der Ahr, after the deadly flooding that hit parts of western Germany in the summer of 2021. "It's like living on a building site. You never finish," says Himmes, 23, indicating concrete slabs he is planning to use to pave the path to the house. Next he will turn his attentions to the barn. He's also getting ready to lay the electricity cables underground. He and his family ran a fairground, before the catastrophe. Right now, they
Vor etwa sechs Wochen überfluteten gewaltige Wassermassen das Ahrtal, 133 Menschen verloren bei der Katastrophe ihr Leben. Die Menschen vor Ort sanieren weiter ihre Häuser bis zur völligen Erschöpfung und werden dabei immer wieder von Panikattacken und tiefer Trauer überwältigt.