Editorial - Newscom.com

$02 June 2024, Hungary, Budapest: Handball: EHF CL Final 4 - Final - Györi Audi ETO KC - SG BBM Bietigheim. Kaba Gassama (M) from Bietigheim throws the ball. Goalkeeper Silje Margaretha Solberg of Györi tries to defend. Photo: Marco Wolf\/dpa$

5

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249942

dpaphotosseven214063

02 June 2024, Hungary, Budapest: Handball: EHF CL Final 4 - Final - Györi Audi ETO KC - SG BBM Bietigheim. Kaba Gassama (M) from Bietigheim throws the ball. Goalkeeper Silje Margaretha Solberg of Györi tries to defend. Photo: Marco Wolf/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Straubing: In Straubing, the Danube is flooding and reaches right up to the ducal palace. The footpath and cycle path in front of the castle is completely flooded with water. Photo: Ute Wessels\/dpa$

3

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249943

dpaphotosseven214064

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Straubing: In Straubing, the Danube is flooding and reaches right up to the ducal palace. The footpath and cycle path in front of the castle is completely flooded with water. Photo: Ute Wessels/dpa

$01 June 2024, Saxony, Chemnitz: Uwe Gundermann, an employee of the Chemnitz building yard, ties sandbags and stacks them on pallets. Photo: Heiko Rebsch\/dpa$

Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249764

dpaphotosseven214059

01 June 2024, Saxony, Chemnitz: Uwe Gundermann, an employee of the Chemnitz building yard, ties sandbags and stacks them on pallets. Photo: Heiko Rebsch/dpa

$02 June 2024, Berlin: A fallen tree lies in Mauerpark. In the late afternoon, the tree fell on people sitting underneath. Three of them were injured. The cause is not yet known. Photo: Jörg Carstensen\/dpa$

4

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249796

dpaphotosseven214051

02 June 2024, Berlin: A fallen tree lies in Mauerpark. In the late afternoon, the tree fell on people sitting underneath. Three of them were injured. The cause is not yet known. Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Fahrenzhausen: A woman wades through a flooded street in a residential area. After heavy rainfall, the region experiences high water with flooding. Photo: Felix Hörhager\/dpa$

7

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249519

dpaphotosseven213965

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Fahrenzhausen: A woman wades through a flooded street in a residential area. After heavy rainfall, the region experiences high water with flooding. Photo: Felix Hörhager/dpa

$02 June 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: Soccer: Champions League, after the final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. Mats Hummels waves to the fans from the car as he leaves the training ground. Photo: Bernd Thissen\/dpa$

14

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249555

dpaphotosseven213968

02 June 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: Soccer: Champions League, after the final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. Mats Hummels waves to the fans from the car as he leaves the training ground. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Herzogenaurach: Soccer: National team, European Championship preparation, training camp, before the European Championship test match between Germany and Ukraine, final training session Germany\'s Pascal Groß in action during training. Photo: Federico Gambarini\/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and\/or of the match in the form of sequential images and\/or video-like photo series$

38

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249284

dpaphotosseven213880

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Herzogenaurach: Soccer: National team, European Championship preparation, training camp, before the European Championship test match between Germany and Ukraine, final training session Germany's Pascal Groß in action during training. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series

$01 June 2024, Lower Saxony, Hanover: View from the dome of the New Town Hall towards the old town with the Marktkirche (M) and towards the city center (r). Photo: Moritz Frankenberg\/dpa$

6

Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249315

dpaphotosseven213881

01 June 2024, Lower Saxony, Hanover: View from the dome of the New Town Hall towards the old town with the Marktkirche (M) and towards the city center (r). Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Günzburg: The main road near the Danube bridge is flooded. Photo: Matthias Balk\/dpa$

20

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249324

dpaphotosseven213886

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Günzburg: The main road near the Danube bridge is flooded. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa

$02 June 2024, Thuringia, Gera: The Golden Sparrow mascot waves before the opening of the 45th German Children\'s Media Festival "Goldener Spatz". The festival has existed since 1979 and was founded in the GDR. Today, the competition covers the entire spectrum of cinematic creation for children in five categories. The coveted main prizes of the festival, the "Golden Sparrows", are awarded by two children\'s juries. Photo: Bodo Schackow\/dpa$

6

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249232

dpaphotosseven213815

02 June 2024, Thuringia, Gera: The Golden Sparrow mascot waves before the opening of the 45th German Children's Media Festival "Goldener Spatz". The festival has existed since 1979 and was founded in the GDR. Today, the competition covers the entire spectrum of cinematic creation for children in five categories. The coveted main prizes of the festival, the "Golden Sparrows", are awarded by two children's juries. Photo: Bodo Schackow/dpa

$02 June 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Silstedt: Bright red poppies bloom in a cornfield in Silstedt. After a drop in temperatures on Sunday, temperatures are set to rise again in the coming week. The sun is also likely to appear more frequently again. Photo: Matthias Bein\/dpa$

9

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249173

dpaphotosseven213816

02 June 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Silstedt: Bright red poppies bloom in a cornfield in Silstedt. After a drop in temperatures on Sunday, temperatures are set to rise again in the coming week. The sun is also likely to appear more frequently again. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Baar-Ebenhausen: The steeple of the parish church of St. Martin can be seen behind flooded fields. The district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm was hit hard by the floods. Photo: Armin Weigel\/dpa$

7

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249196

dpaphotosseven213795

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Baar-Ebenhausen: The steeple of the parish church of St. Martin can be seen behind flooded fields. The district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm was hit hard by the floods. Photo: Armin Weigel/dpa

$02 June 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Handball: Bundesliga, SC Magdeburg - HSG Wetzlar, Matchday 34, GETEC Arena. Magnus Fredriksen of HSG Wetzlar throws the ball on goal against Magdeburg\'s Janus Smarason (l) and Piotr Chrapkowski (r). Photo: Andreas Gora\/dpa$

31

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-249034

dpaphotosseven213689

02 June 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Handball: Bundesliga, SC Magdeburg - HSG Wetzlar, Matchday 34, GETEC Arena. Magnus Fredriksen of HSG Wetzlar throws the ball on goal against Magdeburg's Janus Smarason (l) and Piotr Chrapkowski (r). Photo: Andreas Gora/dpa

$02 June 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: Soccer: Champions League, after the final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. The team bus is met by fans at the training ground. Photo: Bernd Thissen\/dpa$

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248913

dpaphotosseven213682

02 June 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: Soccer: Champions League, after the final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. The team bus is met by fans at the training ground. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa

$dpatop - 02 June 2024, Bavaria, Babenhausen: Markus Söder (CSU, l-r), Bavarian Minister President, Claudia Roth (Alliance\/90 Greens), Minister of State for Culture, and Robert Habeck (Alliance\/90 Greens), Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, arrive for a site inspection in the town affected by the floods. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand\/dpa$

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248995

dpaphotosseven213676

dpatop - 02 June 2024, Bavaria, Babenhausen: Markus Söder (CSU, l-r), Bavarian Minister President, Claudia Roth (Alliance/90 Greens), Minister of State for Culture, and Robert Habeck (Alliance/90 Greens), Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, arrive for a site inspection in the town affected by the floods. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

$02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg: A participant in a demonstration against right-wing extremism stands on the square of the Old Synagogue in Freiburg and carries a sign reading "Don\'t vote for the right-wing extremists because they take away our basic rights". Around eight to ten thousand people took part in the demonstration, which was also intended to send out a signal against right-wing extremism in view of the European and local elections. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth\/dpa$

11

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248835

dpaphotosseven213655

02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg: A participant in a demonstration against right-wing extremism stands on the square of the Old Synagogue in Freiburg and carries a sign reading "Don't vote for the right-wing extremists because they take away our basic rights". Around eight to ten thousand people took part in the demonstration, which was also intended to send out a signal against right-wing extremism in view of the European and local elections. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa

$02 June 2024, Berlin: The "March for the Freedom of the Hostages" for the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas marches past the Foreign Office towards Rotes Rathaus. From there, the march heads back towards Bebelplatz, the "Square of the Hamas Hostages". Photo: Christoph Soeder\/dpa$

12

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248726

dpaphotosseven213618

02 June 2024, Berlin: The "March for the Freedom of the Hostages" for the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas marches past the Foreign Office towards Rotes Rathaus. From there, the march heads back towards Bebelplatz, the "Square of the Hamas Hostages". Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

$02 June 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Westerland (sylt): Participants hold up cardboard signs at a rally, including a sign with the words "Sylt residents against the right". Following the racism scandal on Sylt, several groups had called for a demonstration. Photo: Bodo Marks\/dpa$

9

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248807

dpaphotosseven213620

02 June 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Westerland (sylt): Participants hold up cardboard signs at a rally, including a sign with the words "Sylt residents against the right". Following the racism scandal on Sylt, several groups had called for a demonstration. Photo: Bodo Marks/dpa

$02 June 2024, Berlin: Participants in the ADFC rally 2024 "Together for the traffic turnaround" ride past the Victory Column. Photo: Paul Zinken\/dpa$

4

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248691

dpaphotosseven213602

02 June 2024, Berlin: Participants in the ADFC rally 2024 "Together for the traffic turnaround" ride past the Victory Column. Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa

$01 June 2024, Brandenburg, Seelow: A bee-eater (Merops apiaster). With its colorful plumage, the bee-eater is an unmistakable bird. It is also considered a beneficiary of climate change. As a thermophilic bird, the bee-eater breeds in warm and sunny, open areas. For its breeding burrows, it needs the edges of the landscape. Photo: Patrick Pleul\/dpa$

16

Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248656

dpaphotosseven213597

01 June 2024, Brandenburg, Seelow: A bee-eater (Merops apiaster). With its colorful plumage, the bee-eater is an unmistakable bird. It is also considered a beneficiary of climate change. As a thermophilic bird, the bee-eater breeds in warm and sunny, open areas. For its breeding burrows, it needs the edges of the landscape. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

$01 June 2024, Brandenburg, Seelow: A black kite or black kite (Milvus migrans). Photo: Patrick Pleul\/dpa$

Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248592

dpaphotosseven213573

01 June 2024, Brandenburg, Seelow: A black kite or black kite (Milvus migrans). Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Babenhausen: Markus Söder (CSU, l), Bavarian Minister President and Robert Habeck (Bündnis\/90 Die Grünen, M), Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, talk to an ice cream parlor owner affected by the floods. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand\/dpa$

13

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248439

dpaphotosseven213484

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Babenhausen: Markus Söder (CSU, l), Bavarian Minister President and Robert Habeck (Bündnis/90 Die Grünen, M), Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, talk to an ice cream parlor owner affected by the floods. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

$02 June 2024, Palestinian Territories, Deir Al-Balah: View of destroyed buildings after an Israeli air strike in the city of Deir al-Balah, during fierce battles between Israel and Hamas. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib\/dpa$

10

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-911-011051

dpaphotosseven213478

02 June 2024, Palestinian Territories, Deir Al-Balah: View of destroyed buildings after an Israeli air strike in the city of Deir al-Balah, during fierce battles between Israel and Hamas. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Allershausen: There is water on the A9 highway near Allershausen. After heavy rainfall, there is high water with flooding in the region. Photo: Felix Hörhager\/\/dpa$

9

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248360

dpaphotosseven213446

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Allershausen: There is water on the A9 highway near Allershausen. After heavy rainfall, there is high water with flooding in the region. Photo: Felix Hörhager//dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Herzogenaurach: Soccer: National team, European Championship preparations, training camp, before the European Championship test match between Germany and Ukraine, press conference. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann answers questions from journalists. Photo: Christian Charisius\/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and\/or of the match in the form of sequential images and\/or video-like photo series$

37

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248226

dpaphotosseven213414

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Herzogenaurach: Soccer: National team, European Championship preparations, training camp, before the European Championship test match between Germany and Ukraine, press conference. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann answers questions from journalists. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series

$02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim: After the knife attack in Mannheim that left several people injured, citizens demonstrate with placards against extremism and violence. Photo: Thomas Frey\/dpa$

20

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248241

dpaphotosseven213408

02 June 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim: After the knife attack in Mannheim that left several people injured, citizens demonstrate with placards against extremism and violence. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Gundelfingen: Soldiers from the German Armed Forces build a barrier of sandbags together with civilian firefighters. The district of Dillingen asked the Bundeswehr for support in combating the floods. Photo: Stefan Puchner\/dpa$

5

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248212

dpaphotosseven213405

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Gundelfingen: Soldiers from the German Armed Forces build a barrier of sandbags together with civilian firefighters. The district of Dillingen asked the Bundeswehr for support in combating the floods. Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa

$02 June 2024, Hesse, Wiesbaden: In the Wiesbaden district of Schierstein, a street near the harbor is flooded by the high water of the Rhine. The water levels here are expected to continue to rise. Photo: Thomas Frey\/dpa$

4

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248129

dpaphotosseven213386

02 June 2024, Hesse, Wiesbaden: In the Wiesbaden district of Schierstein, a street near the harbor is flooded by the high water of the Rhine. The water levels here are expected to continue to rise. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Krumbach: A control center dispatcher answers an emergency call at the integrated control center of the Bavarian Red Cross. The control center receives emergency calls from the Donau-Iller area. Due to the flood situation, the number of staff at the control center was increased in order to handle the increased number of emergency calls. Photo: Matthias Balk\/dpa$

8

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247959

dpaphotosseven213354

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Krumbach: A control center dispatcher answers an emergency call at the integrated control center of the Bavarian Red Cross. The control center receives emergency calls from the Donau-Iller area. Due to the flood situation, the number of staff at the control center was increased in order to handle the increased number of emergency calls. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Hohenkammer: The River Glenn has burst its banks near Eglhausen in the municipality of Hohenkammer and is flooding meadows and fields (photos taken with a drone). Photo: Felix Hörhager\/\/dpa$

8

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248022

dpaphotosseven213355

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Hohenkammer: The River Glenn has burst its banks near Eglhausen in the municipality of Hohenkammer and is flooding meadows and fields (photos taken with a drone). Photo: Felix Hörhager//dpa

$01 June 2024, Hesse, Offenbach: Cannabis plants are grown in a grow tent under special artificial lighting in a private home. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst\/dpa$

8

Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247948

dpaphotosseven213356

01 June 2024, Hesse, Offenbach: Cannabis plants are grown in a grow tent under special artificial lighting in a private home. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa

$02 June 2024, Thuringia, Zillbach: Sandbags lie on the road to protect the houses from further flooding. The village of Zillbach, municipality of Schwallungen, clears up the damage caused by the heavy rain with the help of the fire department. Photo: Daniel Vogl\/dpa$

16

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-248014

dpaphotosseven213359

02 June 2024, Thuringia, Zillbach: Sandbags lie on the road to protect the houses from further flooding. The village of Zillbach, municipality of Schwallungen, clears up the damage caused by the heavy rain with the help of the fire department. Photo: Daniel Vogl/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Langenbruck: The A9 freeway is completely empty. Around 50 kilometers of the freeway are closed after a dam burst in the district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm. Extreme continuous rain in Bavaria, a state of disaster is declared in several districts. Photo: Armin Weigel\/dpa$

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247910

dpaphotosseven213352

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Langenbruck: The A9 freeway is completely empty. Around 50 kilometers of the freeway are closed after a dam burst in the district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm. Extreme continuous rain in Bavaria, a state of disaster is declared in several districts. Photo: Armin Weigel/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Herzogenaurach: Soccer: National team, European Championship preparation, before the European Championship test match Germany - Ukraine, press conference Ukraine. Coach Serhij Rebrow and his player Taras Stepanenko at the press conference. Photo: Federico Gambarini\/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and\/or of the match in the form of sequential images and\/or video-like photo series$

13

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247791

dpaphotosseven213328

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Herzogenaurach: Soccer: National team, European Championship preparation, before the European Championship test match Germany - Ukraine, press conference Ukraine. Coach Serhij Rebrow and his player Taras Stepanenko at the press conference. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Passau: A sign stands in the floodwater. The three-river city of Passau in Lower Bavaria is also struggling with considerable flooding due to the heavy rain. The level of the Danube rose to more than 7.70 meters on Sunday, according to the flood information service. Numerous streets and squares in the city are under water. Photo: Markus Zechbauer\/Zema Medien\/dpa$

2

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247794

dpaphotosseven213329

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Passau: A sign stands in the floodwater. The three-river city of Passau in Lower Bavaria is also struggling with considerable flooding due to the heavy rain. The level of the Danube rose to more than 7.70 meters on Sunday, according to the flood information service. Numerous streets and squares in the city are under water. Photo: Markus Zechbauer/Zema Medien/dpa

$02 June 2024, Hesse, Fritzlar: Boris Rhein (CDU), Minister-President of Hesse, applauds from the grandstand during the 61st Hessentag parade. Under the motto "A city full of life", guests can expect a diverse range of traditional and progressive events at Germany\'s oldest state festival. The Hessentag will take place from 24.05.2024 to 02.06.2024. Photo: Swen Pförtner\/dpa$

14

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247726

dpaphotosseven213314

02 June 2024, Hesse, Fritzlar: Boris Rhein (CDU), Minister-President of Hesse, applauds from the grandstand during the 61st Hessentag parade. Under the motto "A city full of life", guests can expect a diverse range of traditional and progressive events at Germany's oldest state festival. The Hessentag will take place from 24.05.2024 to 02.06.2024. Photo: Swen Pförtner/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Weltenburg: View of the village of Stausacker from Weltenburg. Due to the flooding with further rising water levels, a state of emergency has been declared for the district of Kelheim in Lower Bavaria. This was announced by the district administration on Sunday. Photo: Pia Bayer\/dpa$

9

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247697

dpaphotosseven213315

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Weltenburg: View of the village of Stausacker from Weltenburg. Due to the flooding with further rising water levels, a state of emergency has been declared for the district of Kelheim in Lower Bavaria. This was announced by the district administration on Sunday. Photo: Pia Bayer/dpa

$02 June 2024, Brandenburg, Bad Saarow: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) speaks at the start of the East German Economic Forum at the Theater am See. The topics of the three-day conference are the opportunities and challenges of the business location and solutions for structural change and transformation processes. Photo: Monika Skolimowska\/dpa$

18

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247729

dpaphotosseven213318

02 June 2024, Brandenburg, Bad Saarow: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) speaks at the start of the East German Economic Forum at the Theater am See. The topics of the three-day conference are the opportunities and challenges of the business location and solutions for structural change and transformation processes. Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa

$02 June 2024, Bavaria, Kelheim: View from the Maximiliansbrücke in Kelheim of the Befreiungshalle and the flooding of the Danube. Due to the flooding with further rising water levels, a state of emergency has been declared for the district of Kelheim in Lower Bavaria. This was announced by the district administration on Sunday. Photo: Pia Bayer\/dpa$

5

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247612

dpaphotosseven213309

02 June 2024, Bavaria, Kelheim: View from the Maximiliansbrücke in Kelheim of the Befreiungshalle and the flooding of the Danube. Due to the flooding with further rising water levels, a state of emergency has been declared for the district of Kelheim in Lower Bavaria. This was announced by the district administration on Sunday. Photo: Pia Bayer/dpa

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

27

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247528

dpaphotosseven213297

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

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

12

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247161

dpaphotosseven213248

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

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

4

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247201

dpaphotosseven213249

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

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

9

May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247119

dpaphotosseven213239

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

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

8

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247052

dpaphotosseven213222

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

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

4

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-247006

dpaphotosseven213216

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

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

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-246883

dpaphotosseven213214

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

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

5

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-246938

dpaphotosseven213209

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

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

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-246807

dpaphotosseven213191

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

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

35

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-246754

dpaphotosseven213187

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

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

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:240602-99-246695

dpaphotosseven213186

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