{"id":133131,"date":"2021-07-15T13:32:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T17:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=133131"},"modified":"2021-07-15T13:32:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T17:32:42","slug":"its-a-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=133131","title":{"rendered":"<b>&#8220;It&#8217;s A Disaster!&#8221;<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s A Disaster!&#8221; &#8211; Western Germany Floods, 33 Dead, Dozens Missing<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>What will be blamed on climate change and pressure lawmakers in the EU to enforce more carbon-reducing measures is a terrible flooding incident in western Europe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-57846200\">BBC News<\/a>\u00a0reports at least 33 people have died, and more than 70 are unaccounted for after torrential rains sparked flash floods in western states of Germany, including Rhineland-Palatinate and North-Rhine Westphalia.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s a disaster! There are dead, missing and many who are still in danger,&#8221;<\/strong> said Malu Dreyer, premier of the Rhineland-Palatinate. &#8220;All emergency services are on duty around the clock and risk their own lives,&#8221; she added.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Reuters confirms at least 70 people were missing across the region of Ahrweiler.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-07-15_07-57-01.png?itok=bfyc2-hh\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-07-15_07-57-01.png?itok=bfyc2-hh\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-07-15_07-57-01.png?itok=bfyc2-hh\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"321\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"0e0a12b0-6584-456b-ba57-45c4e4b90c6e\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video footage from western Germany is shocking. Entire towns, vehicles, and businesses have been submerged.<\/p>\n<p>Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, a town\u00a0in the German Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate, is completely underwater.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-07-15_08-17-15.png?itok=W9Nh-cmY\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-07-15_08-17-15.png?itok=W9Nh-cmY\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-07-15_08-17-15.png?itok=W9Nh-cmY\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"9b52bd2c-860a-405f-ab6c-35d53ec554a5\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Drone footage shows the extent of the damage in western Germany.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1415641361357975552&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fweather%2Fits-disaster-western-germany-floods-33-dead-dozens-missing&amp;sessionId=1cd523742441d90a55c7fb35d4a3ff9ea49088c7&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1415641361357975552\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Before And After<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/before%20and%20after_0.jpg?itok=_-mcMtEI\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/before%20and%20after_0.jpg?itok=_-mcMtEI\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/before%20and%20after_0.jpg?itok=_-mcMtEI\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"266a0a89-f6ba-4780-a7b9-724edebedc6c\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More insane footage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1415617963361816584&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fweather%2Fits-disaster-western-germany-floods-33-dead-dozens-missing&amp;sessionId=1cd523742441d90a55c7fb35d4a3ff9ea49088c7&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1415617963361816584\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1415485229288943618&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fweather%2Fits-disaster-western-germany-floods-33-dead-dozens-missing&amp;sessionId=1cd523742441d90a55c7fb35d4a3ff9ea49088c7&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1415485229288943618\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;There are people dead, there are people missing, there are many who are still in danger,&#8221; the governor of Rhineland-Palatinate state, Malu Dreyer, told the regional parliament.\u00a0<strong>&#8220;We have never seen such a disaster. It&#8217;s really devastating.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>During German Chancellor Angela Merkel&#8217;s trip to Washington on Thursday, she told reporters the news of the flooding is absolutely horrible. &#8220;My sympathy goes to the relatives and of the dead and missing,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pledged full support to help those affected by this freak weather incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;My thoughts are with the families of the victims of the devastating floods in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands and those who have lost their homes,&#8221; she tweeted.\u00a0<strong>&#8220;The EU is ready to help.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No official figures have been released on the estimated damage, with\u00a0floodwaters only starting to recede. It could take days, if not weeks, to survey the destruction.<\/p>\n<p>What caused the wild weather was a low-pressure system that stalled out and dumped unprecedented amounts of rain in the region, overflowing streams and rivers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/eu%20rain.png?itok=nZiXxwqA\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/eu%20rain.png?itok=nZiXxwqA\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/eu%20rain.png?itok=nZiXxwqA\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"7fc2d268-3307-47ca-a4e8-e7e247a743ec\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rainfall is expected to subside late Thursday, though the threat of localized storms and water levels on the Rhine could continue to rise.<\/p>\n<p>Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg tweeted that &#8220;we&#8217;re at the very beginning of a climate and ecological emergency,&#8221; adding that volatile weather shouldn&#8217;t be &#8220;the new normal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/weather\/its-disaster-western-germany-floods-33-dead-dozens-missing\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/weather\/its-disaster-western-germany-floods-33-dead-dozens-missing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s A Disaster!&#8221; &#8211; Western Germany Floods, 33 Dead, Dozens Missing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=133131"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133132,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133131\/revisions\/133132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=133131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=133131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}