On Tuesday morning, workers cleared the last warning beacons from the street at Kreuz Meckenheim near Bonn. Traffic can now roll in all directions again.
Could the authorities have acted more quickly could have prevented the worst consequences of the flood disaster in western Germany? A committee of inquiry meets in the NRW state parliament on this question.
A warning system forecast a flood for the Rhine basin that occurs once every 20 years. Did this information leak? A witness in the U-Committee speaks of a failure of the system.
Weather expert Jörg Kachelmann is to appear before the committee of inquiry into the flood disaster in North Rhine-Westphalia. His statement could burden the state government.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.