The devastation will be seen for a long time in Ahrweiler. The flood hit the district in Rhineland-Palatinate hard. But the weather is still a challenge.
Ahrweiler – 138. That is how many fatalities the authorities counted on the Monday after the flood disaster in the Ahr valley. Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet * and his competitor from the SPD, Olaf Scholz *, will travel to flood areas in North Rhine-Westphalia again this Tuesday. This time together. Ahrweiler is not officially on the politicians’ agenda yet. But the German Weather Service (DWD) has issued another severe weather * warning for the district.
On Tuesday it can rain up to 35 liters per square meter in six hours, the DWD announced on its website in the morning. The weather warning applies from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Ahrweiler district was particularly affected by the flood disaster * in Rhineland-Palatinate in July.
German weather service issues severe weather warning for Ahrweiler
The DWD also announced rain and thunderstorms for other parts of the state and Saarland. Storms with heavy rain are therefore most likely in the north. The temperatures on Tuesday are 17 to 21 degrees.
In the night of Wednesday showers and thunderstorms * should slowly subside. In the second half of the night, according to the meteorologists, it is mostly dry with lows of 13 to 11 degrees, in the mountainous region sometimes around 8 degrees. On Wednesday there should only be occasional showers with maximum temperatures between 18 degrees in the higher mountains and up to 22 degrees on the Rhine. (dpa / frs) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
