Weather & Science
Scholz Will Visit German Regions Battling Widespread Flooding
- Chancellor says extreme weather reflects climate change
- Hundred-year weather events are now happening regularly
A tractor carries sandbags in a flooded street in Reichertshofen, on June 2.
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Southern Germany continues to battle flooding from heavy rainfall that’s disrupted transportation and pushed emergency services to their limits.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who plans to visit some of the affected regions on Monday, said recent instances of extreme weather highlight “the challenges in view of the rise in the earth’s temperature and climate change.”