Overview

• Bavaria has boosted its flood protection budget by €40 million to a total of €320 million this year under Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber.
• Last year’s floods caused over €4.1 billion in damages with half covered by insurance and the state is still awaiting any federal relief funds.
• In Wertingen Mayor Willy Lehmeier warns that 365 days after the disaster no measures have been implemented due to staffing shortages at the Wasserwirtschaftsamt.
• Construction of the third of five planned retention basins near Babenhausen is nearing completion to shield the Günztal from future extreme flood events.
• Communities along the Paar river have formed a working group to designate floodable zones and install additional water-level gauges.