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$02 June 2024, Lower Saxony, Winsen: Golf: European Tour, men\'s singles, 4th round: the trophy of the tournament. Photo: Michael Schwartz\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Lower Saxony, Winsen: Golf: European Tour, men's singles, 4th round: the trophy of the tournament. Photo: Michael Schwartz/dpa

$02 June 2024, Saxony, Colditz: An employee cuts down a tree with a chainsaw. In a wooded area near the Colditz forest swimming pool, heavy rain has caused the small Tiergartenbach stream to swell, causing it to overflow its banks and causing trees to fall. Photo: Daniel Schäfer\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Saxony, Colditz: An employee cuts down a tree with a chainsaw. In a wooded area near the Colditz forest swimming pool, heavy rain has caused the small Tiergartenbach stream to swell, causing it to overflow its banks and causing trees to fall. Photo: Daniel Schäfer/dpa

$02 June 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Stralsund: People stand on the old market square in Stralsund. The "Democratic MV" alliance is calling for a state-wide day of action for democracy. So far, 20 events have been announced. Photo: Stefan Sauer\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Stralsund: People stand on the old market square in Stralsund. The "Democratic MV" alliance is calling for a state-wide day of action for democracy. So far, 20 events have been announced. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa

$30 May 2024, France, Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer: An old man stands at a memorial to elite US Navy troops deployed on D-Day. June 6, 1944 is seen as the beginning of the Allied landings in Normandy during the Second World War and is known as D-Day. Photo: Michael Evers\/dpa$

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30 May 2024, France, Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer: An old man stands at a memorial to elite US Navy troops deployed on D-Day. June 6, 1944 is seen as the beginning of the Allied landings in Normandy during the Second World War and is known as D-Day. Photo: Michael Evers/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Höchstädt: Bundeswehr soldiers fill sandbags in a concrete factory. The district of Dillingen asked the Bundeswehr for support in the fight against the floods. Photo: Stefan Puchner\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Höchstädt: Bundeswehr soldiers fill sandbags in a concrete factory. The district of Dillingen asked the Bundeswehr for support in the fight against the floods. Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Höchstädt: Bundeswehr soldiers fill sandbags in a concrete factory. The district of Dillingen asked the Bundeswehr for support in the flood situation. Photo: Stefan Puchner\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Höchstädt: Bundeswehr soldiers fill sandbags in a concrete factory. The district of Dillingen asked the Bundeswehr for support in the flood situation. Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Wertingen: Firefighters and water rescuers enter a flooded street with an inflatable boat. Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are particularly badly affected by the floods. Photo: Stefan Puchner\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Wertingen: Firefighters and water rescuers enter a flooded street with an inflatable boat. Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are particularly badly affected by the floods. Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa

$02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Schwäbisch Gmünd: Deutsche Bahn employees work on a damaged ICE train near Schwäbisch Gmünd. Two carriages of an ICE train with 185 passengers on board derailed in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg, late on Saturday evening after a landslide. According to a railroad spokesperson, the passengers were not injured and were evacuated from the train on Sunday night. (Aerial view with a drone). Photo: Marius Bulling\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Schwäbisch Gmünd: Deutsche Bahn employees work on a damaged ICE train near Schwäbisch Gmünd. Two carriages of an ICE train with 185 passengers on board derailed in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg, late on Saturday evening after a landslide. According to a railroad spokesperson, the passengers were not injured and were evacuated from the train on Sunday night. (Aerial view with a drone). Photo: Marius Bulling/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm: In Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, a large part of the town is under water. (Aerial view with a drone). A firefighter has died in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm in Upper Bavaria. He capsized in a rubber dinghy during an operation with three colleagues and was recovered dead in the morning, a spokesperson for the district administration announced on Sunday morning. Photo: -\/NEWS5\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm: In Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, a large part of the town is under water. (Aerial view with a drone). A firefighter has died in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm in Upper Bavaria. He capsized in a rubber dinghy during an operation with three colleagues and was recovered dead in the morning, a spokesperson for the district administration announced on Sunday morning. Photo: -/NEWS5/dpa

$02 June 2024, Thuringia, Erfurt: Visitors to the 103rd German Catholic Day celebrate the closing service on the cathedral square in Erfurt. Since Wednesday, the city has been hosting the Christian gathering with around 500 events. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Thuringia, Erfurt: Visitors to the 103rd German Catholic Day celebrate the closing service on the cathedral square in Erfurt. Since Wednesday, the city has been hosting the Christian gathering with around 500 events. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Abensberg: Roads in Abensberg in the Lower Bavarian district of Kelheim are flooded due to the high water (photo taken with a drone). Photo: Sebastian Pieknik\/NEWS5 \/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Abensberg: Roads in Abensberg in the Lower Bavarian district of Kelheim are flooded due to the high water (photo taken with a drone). Photo: Sebastian Pieknik/NEWS5 /dpa

$29 May 2024, France, Straßburg: Are tough economic times ahead for the EU? German business associations are calling for political countermeasures. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth\/dpa$

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29 May 2024, France, Straßburg: Are tough economic times ahead for the EU? German business associations are calling for political countermeasures. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa

$02 June 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bergisch Gladbach: A man is walking a dog along a country lane in cloudy weather. Photo: Sascha Thelen\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bergisch Gladbach: A man is walking a dog along a country lane in cloudy weather. Photo: Sascha Thelen/dpa

$PRODUCTION - 01 June 2024, Bavaria, Regensburg: Günter Wetzel sits in the House of Bavarian History at a display case containing the fabric of a hot-air balloon he built himself. He and another family used this hot air balloon to escape from the GDR to West Germany in 1979. Photo: Armin Weigel\/dpa$

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PRODUCTION - 01 June 2024, Bavaria, Regensburg: Günter Wetzel sits in the House of Bavarian History at a display case containing the fabric of a hot-air balloon he built himself. He and another family used this hot air balloon to escape from the GDR to West Germany in 1979. Photo: Armin Weigel/dpa

$02 June 2024, Berlin: Members of the International Auschwitz Committee have symbolically renamed Joachim-Friedrich-Straße on Kurfürstendamm as Walter-Lübcke-Straße. Lübke was the district president of Kassel and was murdered on June 1, 2019 on the veranda in front of his home with a shot to the head from close range. A right-wing extremist confessed to the crime after his arrest and cited Lübcke\'s commitment to refugees as his motive. Photo: Paul Zinken\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Berlin: Members of the International Auschwitz Committee have symbolically renamed Joachim-Friedrich-Straße on Kurfürstendamm as Walter-Lübcke-Straße. Lübke was the district president of Kassel and was murdered on June 1, 2019 on the veranda in front of his home with a shot to the head from close range. A right-wing extremist confessed to the crime after his arrest and cited Lübcke's commitment to refugees as his motive. Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa

$02 June 2024, Hesse, Kassel: Irmgart Braun-Lücke (l-r), Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, his wife Elke Büdenbender and Boris Rhein (CDU), Minister President of Hesse, stand at a memorial service to mark the fifth anniversary of Walter Lübcke\'s death. The Kassel Regional Council and the democracy initiative "Open for Diversity - United against Exclusion", together with the Protestant parish of Kassel-Mitte, commemorate the murdered Kassel Regional President Walter Lübcke. Photo: Swen Pförtner\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Hesse, Kassel: Irmgart Braun-Lücke (l-r), Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, his wife Elke Büdenbender and Boris Rhein (CDU), Minister President of Hesse, stand at a memorial service to mark the fifth anniversary of Walter Lübcke's death. The Kassel Regional Council and the democracy initiative "Open for Diversity - United against Exclusion", together with the Protestant parish of Kassel-Mitte, commemorate the murdered Kassel Regional President Walter Lübcke. Photo: Swen Pförtner/dpa

$02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Langenargen: Driftwood floats in Lake Constance after the mouth of the River Argen. (Aerial photo with drone) Tree trunks and broken wood were washed into Lake Constance by the flood. Driftwood can endanger shipping on Lake Constance. Photo: Felix Kästle\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Langenargen: Driftwood floats in Lake Constance after the mouth of the River Argen. (Aerial photo with drone) Tree trunks and broken wood were washed into Lake Constance by the flood. Driftwood can endanger shipping on Lake Constance. Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa

$02 June 2024, Brandenburg, Bad Saarow: Clouds gather over Lake Scharmützelsee in the morning. Photo: Monika Skolimowska\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Brandenburg, Bad Saarow: Clouds gather over Lake Scharmützelsee in the morning. Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Regensburg: In Regensburg, the Danube has burst its banks. The flood waters are expected to rise further. Photo: Pia Bayer\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Regensburg: In Regensburg, the Danube has burst its banks. The flood waters are expected to rise further. Photo: Pia Bayer/dpa

$02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Meckenbeuren: The high water of the Schussen river floods parts of Meckenbeuren. A train crosses the higher railroad embankment. (Aerial view with drone) Photo: Felix Kästle\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Meckenbeuren: The high water of the Schussen river floods parts of Meckenbeuren. A train crosses the higher railroad embankment. (Aerial view with drone) Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Schrobenhausen: Helpers rescue people from their homes with a wheel loader and bring them to safety via a road flooded by the high water in Schrobenhausen in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen. Photo: Jason Tschepljakow\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Schrobenhausen: Helpers rescue people from their homes with a wheel loader and bring them to safety via a road flooded by the high water in Schrobenhausen in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen. Photo: Jason Tschepljakow/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Offingen: A car is standing in the floodwater of the Mindel in a residential area. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Offingen: A car is standing in the floodwater of the Mindel in a residential area. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

$02 June 2024, Schrobenhausen: Rescuers evacuate people from their homes with the help of a shovel in a street flooded by a rising river in Schrobenhausen, Bavaria. Photo: Jason Tschepljakow\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Schrobenhausen: Rescuers evacuate people from their homes with the help of a shovel in a street flooded by a rising river in Schrobenhausen, Bavaria. Photo: Jason Tschepljakow/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Munich: A very high water level of the Isar can be seen at the height of the Praterinsel. Photo: Felix Hörhager\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Munich: A very high water level of the Isar can be seen at the height of the Praterinsel. Photo: Felix Hörhager/dpa

$01 June 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Nürburg: The Mercedes-AMG GT3 from Team Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed with drivers Lucas Auer, Adam Christodoulou, Philip Ellis and Mikael Grenier will compete in the 24-hour race on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring. Photo: Silas Stein\/dpa$

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01 June 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Nürburg: The Mercedes-AMG GT3 from Team Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed with drivers Lucas Auer, Adam Christodoulou, Philip Ellis and Mikael Grenier will compete in the 24-hour race on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring. Photo: Silas Stein/dpa

$31 May 2024, Bavaria, Munich: Basketball: Bundesliga, FC Bayern Munich - Würzburg Baskets, championship round, semi-final, 2nd matchday at BMW Park. Isaac Bonga from Munich plays the ball. Photo: Sven Hoppe\/dpa$

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31 May 2024, Bavaria, Munich: Basketball: Bundesliga, FC Bayern Munich - Würzburg Baskets, championship round, semi-final, 2nd matchday at BMW Park. Isaac Bonga from Munich plays the ball. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

$31 May 2024, Great Britain, London: UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin takes part in an interview with the German Press Agency and gesticulates. Photo: Tom Weller\/dpa$

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31 May 2024, Great Britain, London: UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin takes part in an interview with the German Press Agency and gesticulates. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa

$FILED - 09 October 2006, Hamburg: The cast of the former TV series "Kir Royal", Billie Zöckler (l-r) as Edda Pfaff, Ruth Maria Kubitschek as Friederike von Unruh, director Helmut Dietl, Senta Berger as Mona and Dieter Hildebrandt as Herbie Fried toast with Kir Royal after the recording of the talk show "Beckmann". (to dpa: "Actress Ruth Maria Kubitschek died") Photo: Ulrich Perrey\/dpa$

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FILED - 09 October 2006, Hamburg: The cast of the former TV series "Kir Royal", Billie Zöckler (l-r) as Edda Pfaff, Ruth Maria Kubitschek as Friederike von Unruh, director Helmut Dietl, Senta Berger as Mona and Dieter Hildebrandt as Herbie Fried toast with Kir Royal after the recording of the talk show "Beckmann". (to dpa: "Actress Ruth Maria Kubitschek died") Photo: Ulrich Perrey/dpa

$02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Bad Saulgau: Firefighters erect a dam with sandbags against the flood on the Nonnenbach in the Moosheim district. Photo: Thomas Warnack\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Bad Saulgau: Firefighters erect a dam with sandbags against the flood on the Nonnenbach in the Moosheim district. Photo: Thomas Warnack/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Reichertshofen: Sections of Reichertshofen are flooded by water. The fire department is in action. Photo: Sven Hoppe\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Reichertshofen: Sections of Reichertshofen are flooded by water. The fire department is in action. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

$FILED - 03 February 2011, Hamburg: The actress Ruth Maria Kubitschek. The actress Ruth Maria Kubitschek is dead. According to a spokeswoman, she died on Saturday in Switzerland at the age of 92. Photo: Fabian Bimmer\/dpa$

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FILED - 03 February 2011, Hamburg: The actress Ruth Maria Kubitschek. The actress Ruth Maria Kubitschek is dead. According to a spokeswoman, she died on Saturday in Switzerland at the age of 92. Photo: Fabian Bimmer/dpa

$FILED - 12 January 1984, Bavaria, Munich: Actors Ruth Maria Kubitschek and Helmut Fischer at a reception. The actress Ruth Maria Kubitschek is dead. According to a spokeswoman, she died in Switzerland at the age of 92. Photo: Istvan Bajzat\/dpa$

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FILED - 12 January 1984, Bavaria, Munich: Actors Ruth Maria Kubitschek and Helmut Fischer at a reception. The actress Ruth Maria Kubitschek is dead. According to a spokeswoman, she died in Switzerland at the age of 92. Photo: Istvan Bajzat/dpa

$02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg: The B37 is flooded in the area of the Old Bridge in the old town. After heavy rainfall, there is high water with flooding in the region. Photo: Rene Priebe\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg: The B37 is flooded in the area of the Old Bridge in the old town. After heavy rainfall, there is high water with flooding in the region. Photo: Rene Priebe/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Kammeltal: A car drives over a road partially flooded by the Kammel river in the direction of the district of Hammerstetten (aerial view with a drone). Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Kammeltal: A car drives over a road partially flooded by the Kammel river in the direction of the district of Hammerstetten (aerial view with a drone). Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Wertingen: Emergency vehicles stand on a flooded street in the city center. After the heavy rainfall of the last few days, there was severe flooding in the region. Photo: Stefan Puchner\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Wertingen: Emergency vehicles stand on a flooded street in the city center. After the heavy rainfall of the last few days, there was severe flooding in the region. Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa

$02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Meckenbeuren: The high water of the Schussen river floods parts of Meckenbeuren. A railroad line has not yet been flooded, but water is already standing to the right and left of the tracks. (Aerial view with drone)- Photo: Felix Kästle\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Meckenbeuren: The high water of the Schussen river floods parts of Meckenbeuren. A railroad line has not yet been flooded, but water is already standing to the right and left of the tracks. (Aerial view with drone)- Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa

$02 June 2024, Hamburg: Triathlon: European Championship, Ironman, Women. The field prepares for the start. Photo: Ingo Kutsche\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Hamburg: Triathlon: European Championship, Ironman, Women. The field prepares for the start. Photo: Ingo Kutsche/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Busendorf: A road is flooded, the village of Gleusdorf (Haßberge district, Lower Franconia) can be seen in the background. The Itzgrund is flooded, the Schenkenau gauge has reached level 3. Roads are closed, the flooded area reaches as far as the first houses. Photo: Pia Bayer\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Busendorf: A road is flooded, the village of Gleusdorf (Haßberge district, Lower Franconia) can be seen in the background. The Itzgrund is flooded, the Schenkenau gauge has reached level 3. Roads are closed, the flooded area reaches as far as the first houses. Photo: Pia Bayer/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Lauingen: The Danube floods the riverside promenade. Flooding occurred after the heavy rainfall of the last few days. Photo: Stefan Puchner\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Lauingen: The Danube floods the riverside promenade. Flooding occurred after the heavy rainfall of the last few days. Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Wertingen: A barrier stands in front of a flooded street. After the heavy rainfall of the last few days, flooding occurred and the residents of Wertingen were asked to move to higher floors. Photo: Stefan Puchner\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Wertingen: A barrier stands in front of a flooded street. After the heavy rainfall of the last few days, flooding occurred and the residents of Wertingen were asked to move to higher floors. Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Hemmendorf: A paddock near Hemmendorf (Haßberge district, Lower Franconia) is flooded. The Schenkenau gauge has reached reporting level 3. Roads are flooded, the flooded area reaches up to the first houses. Photo: Pia Bayer\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Hemmendorf: A paddock near Hemmendorf (Haßberge district, Lower Franconia) is flooded. The Schenkenau gauge has reached reporting level 3. Roads are flooded, the flooded area reaches up to the first houses. Photo: Pia Bayer/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Gleusdorf: Masses of water rush through the weir of the Gleusdorf mill (Haßberge district, Lower Franconia). The Itzgrund is flooded. The Schenkenau gauge has reached level 3. Roads are flooded and the flooded area reaches as far as the first houses. Photo: Pia Bayer\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Gleusdorf: Masses of water rush through the weir of the Gleusdorf mill (Haßberge district, Lower Franconia). The Itzgrund is flooded. The Schenkenau gauge has reached level 3. Roads are flooded and the flooded area reaches as far as the first houses. Photo: Pia Bayer/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Pfaffenhofen An Der Ilm: Aerial photographs show the Ilm bursting its banks. It is to be expected that the water levels will continue to rise. Photo: Jason Tschepljakow\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Bavaria, Pfaffenhofen An Der Ilm: Aerial photographs show the Ilm bursting its banks. It is to be expected that the water levels will continue to rise. Photo: Jason Tschepljakow/dpa

$02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Schwäbisch Gmünd: Emergency services stand next to an ICE train near Schwäbisch Gmünd. Two carriages of an ICE train with 185 passengers on board have derailed after a landslide. Photo: Fabian Koss\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Schwäbisch Gmünd: Emergency services stand next to an ICE train near Schwäbisch Gmünd. Two carriages of an ICE train with 185 passengers on board have derailed after a landslide. Photo: Fabian Koss/dpa

$02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Ulm: Emergency personnel from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) fill sandbags for southern Germany at the logistics center. Photo: Jason Tschepljakow\/dpa$

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02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Ulm: Emergency personnel from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) fill sandbags for southern Germany at the logistics center. Photo: Jason Tschepljakow/dpa

$01 June 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Kampen (Sylt): View of the Pony Club in Kampen, where a small group of punks set up a vigil on the other side of the street in the evening following the racism scandal on Sylt. Photo: Bodo Marks\/dpa$

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01 June 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Kampen (Sylt): View of the Pony Club in Kampen, where a small group of punks set up a vigil on the other side of the street in the evening following the racism scandal on Sylt. Photo: Bodo Marks/dpa

$01 June 2024, Hungary, Budapest: Budapest, Hungary: Handball EHF CL Final 4 - Semifinal - Metz Handball - SG BBM Bietigheim from left to right. Anne With Johansen (Bietigheim), Karolina Kudlacz-Gloc (Bietigheim), Sofia Hvenfelt (Bietigheim) cheer at the end of the game. Photo: Marco Wolf\/wolf-sportfoto\/dpa$

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01 June 2024, Hungary, Budapest: Budapest, Hungary: Handball EHF CL Final 4 - Semifinal - Metz Handball - SG BBM Bietigheim from left to right. Anne With Johansen (Bietigheim), Karolina Kudlacz-Gloc (Bietigheim), Sofia Hvenfelt (Bietigheim) cheer at the end of the game. Photo: Marco Wolf/wolf-sportfoto/dpa

$01 June 2024, Bavaria, Memmingen: Emergency vehicles from the police and fire department are parked on the grounds of the prison in Memmingen. Around 100 prisoners were brought to safety due to flooding. Photo: Davor Knappmeyer\/dpa$

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01 June 2024, Bavaria, Memmingen: Emergency vehicles from the police and fire department are parked on the grounds of the prison in Memmingen. Around 100 prisoners were brought to safety due to flooding. Photo: Davor Knappmeyer/dpa

$01 June 2024, El Salvador, San Salvador: Nayib Bukele (l), re-elected president of El Salvador, addresses the crowd from the balcony of the National Palace after being sworn in for his second term as president in the capital. Next to him is his wife Gabriela de Bukele. Photo: Juan Carlos\/dpa$

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01 June 2024, El Salvador, San Salvador: Nayib Bukele (l), re-elected president of El Salvador, addresses the crowd from the balcony of the National Palace after being sworn in for his second term as president in the capital. Next to him is his wife Gabriela de Bukele. Photo: Juan Carlos/dpa

$01 June 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Omid Nouripour, Federal Chairman of Bündnis 90\/Die Grünen, speaks in front of a European Union flag at "Festung Mark". An event took place there in the evening as part of the Greens\' European election campaign tour. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert\/dpa$

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01 June 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Omid Nouripour, Federal Chairman of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, speaks in front of a European Union flag at "Festung Mark". An event took place there in the evening as part of the Greens' European election campaign tour. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa