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flooded area near Hanover December 2023
Image: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa/picture alliance

Floods in Germany

After heavy rain, many states in Germany are dealing with serious flooding. As rivers rise and dikes are endangered, schools have been shut, transport disrupted and in some places, the military has been called in.