And finance Minister Olaf Scholz announced that the German Government is piecing togetherSpeaking with the Bild am Sonntag newspaper on Wednesday, he said Germany had no choice but to kickstart a rebuilding programme.
There could also be a 10,000 euro short-term payment for businesses affected by the impact of the floods as well as the pandemic, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said. But he added that officials must start setting up a rebuilding programme, which would likely cost billions of euros.She added: "It is shocking - I can almost say that the German language doesn't have words for the destruction that's been wreaked.After the floods the area is washed out with destroyed bridges and buildings"What I could see, however, is also incredibly comforting - how people are sticking together, how they are helping each other, the solidarity that is there.