More than a month after extreme flooding killed more than 180 people in western Germany, survivors of the disaster, first responders, religious leaders and government officials came together to remember the victims who died and to express hope for the future.
More than a month after extreme flooding killed more than 180 people in western Germany, survivors of the disaster, first responders, religious leaders and government officials came together to remember the victims who died and to express hope for the future. C hancellor Angela Merkel, president Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Bundestag president Wolfgang Schauble, the leader of Germany’s parliament, attended a ceremony at the cathedral in the city of Aachen, joined by residents of the regions devastated by the July 14-15 floods.
