![The house is now just a sad ruin](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/14/266125/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/a-carport-blaze-destroys-dwelling.webp)
Flame outbreak in Elmenhorst: A single-family house in Elmenhorst (population 2800) burned down without anyone getting hurt. The destruction, unfortunately, cost hundreds of thousands of euros.
German Federal States![The house is now just a sad ruin](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/14/266125/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/house-is-lost-to-blaze-in-carport.webp)
Looming fire in Stormarn district: A home separated from others in Elmenhorst (residing 2,800 people) engulfed in flames. Thankfully, nobody got hurt. Unfortunately, the losses exceed hundreds of thousands.
German Federal States![Two out of 1710: This is how many e-buses are to roll through Hamburg one day](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/14/264824/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/the-cost-of-electric-buses-exceeds-that-of-the-elbphilharmonie.webp)
Environmental expenses incur great amounts of taxpayer funds and also exceed anticipated completion times.
Culture![Three dock workers on the thick cables that supply the first cargo ship with electricity from shore](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/13/263757/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/green-energy-transformation-in-the-port-of-hamburg.webp)
Europe's ports take a massive leap forward, achieved through Germany's primary port, Hamburg. There, a cargo ship has received shore power for the first time while docked.
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