Berlin / Ahrweiler – Three months ago there was a catastrophe in western Germany: On July 14th and 15th, extreme heavy rain triggered a tidal wave on the Ahr and flooded large parts of the valley. People died, houses and livelihoods were destroyed. Even today, the residents of the Ahr Valley can clearly see the traumatic night. Quite a few have moved away, others will be busy with the reconstruction for a long time. Like Andy Neumann from Ahrweiler, who, in addition to working on his house and mentally coping with the disaster, has managed another project: The 46-year-old BKA official wrote a book about the night of the flood and the weeks after it. In “It was just rain !?” Neumann tells of the fears his family has suffered – and denounces huge failures.
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