Germany is currentlyfacing the havoc of Massive Flood. A landslide occurred in theflood-ravaged city of Blessem in northern Germany and killed manypeople. The havoc of the flood is so terrible that the banks of the ErfurtRiver have burst, and a huge sinkhole has formed. Pictures of this giantsinkhole are going viral on the internet.
German ChancellorAngela Merkel reached the flood-affected region of the country on Sunday toassess the damage and meet the survivors.
It is a surreal,eerie situation," she said. "It is shocking — I can almost say thatthe German language doesn't have words for the destruction that's beenwreaked."
“The town has beendestroyed, everything really, streets and houses,” Brandt said.
“My studio, 20 yearsof work, paintings, everything is gone. It was a painting school for childrenas well, now that’s gone too.”
Among his now-destroyedcollection was a post-apocalyptic view of Stolberg that he had painted lastyear, which depicted high waters lapping around the town’s marketplace. Brandtcould scarcely believe it had become a reality.
“Many of my friendsno longer have a home,” he said. “It’s like a war.”
Hundreds of peoplewere still missing or unreachable as several areas were inaccessible due tohigh water levels while communication in some places was still down.
Residents andbusiness owners struggled to pick up the pieces in battered towns.
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"Everything iscompletely destroyed. You don't recognise the scenery," said Michael Lang,owner of a wine shop in the town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler in Ahrweiler,fighting back tears.
Germany’s financeminister Olaf Scholz has said that officials must begin setting up a rebuildingprogramme which is likely to cost billions.
He said he wouldpropose a package of immediate aid, totalling at least 300 million euros (£257million), at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.