Australia is used to extreme natural events. But 16 days of rain in a row - like last time in Sydney - are also an event of the century Down Under. Many people are faced with the ruins of their existence.
Climate change is hitting Australians particularly hard. After the catastrophic bush fires at the end of 2019, devastating floods are now causing destruction in numerous places along the east coast.
Streets are flooded again in Sydney. Meteorologists are now warning of storm surges - and speak of the wettest start of the year since weather records began in 1858.
A man in the Upper Palatinate dies after drinking liquid ecstasy from a champagne bottle. People are also injured in the Netherlands. The investigations draw wide circles.
Is it the heat - or toxic chemicals that may have been dumped illegally in Wroclaw, Poland? In the Oder the fish are dying en masse. Commercial fishermen are shocked.
The killing spree in Trier triggered nationwide horror. There are five dead and many injured. Now the trial of the suspected gunman is coming to an end.
