Is the continuous rain in Quierschied unstoppable? Following a disaster warning, Saarbrücken, the state capital, announced a severe emergency situation, with potential life-threatening floods.
CultureA fireman trudges through a flooded road, holding a child as the water rises to his waist. Trash cans and other waste drift on the surface of the water. Persistent rain has caused Quierschied to be declared a disaster area.
CultureIna T. (24), who coldly murdered her father and severely wounded her mother by stabbing them, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Her partner, Alexander G. (23), will also serve a minimum of 15 years in jail as an accomplice.
CultureThe exterior of the six-story mixed-use structure is darkened by flames. Numerous windows have been fractured due to the high heat. The aftermath of the destructive fire in Flingern is evident the day after, with visibly burned wreckage. It's been established: it was an arson attack.
CultureA heightened number of whooping cough instances are being reported from schools and nurseries in Chemnitz, with a total of 33 cases documented this year. Only 24 cases were reported in the entirety of 2023, according to the city administration on Friday. In the past three weeks, eight different...
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AutoThursday night brought unexpected guests to Germany's notorious brothel "Pascha" in Cologne - investigators from the tax office, possibly targeting tax evasion.
AutoOn an eventful Wednesday, the Hamm fire department was called upon not once, but twice for animal rescue. They had to save a deer that was at risk of drowning by a canal's edge and help rescue an escaped parrot perched high in a tree.
AutoA family found a toad hidden in some lamb's lettuce they bought for 69 cents during their shopping, and it has since become a beloved member of their family.
AutoThe persistent rainfall shows no signs of letting up. Meanwhile, flood waters are rapidly increasing, particularly in specific locations within the Fechingen district of Saarbrücken, leaving several streets virtually isolated from the rest of the world.
AutoEleven-year-old Loreley K. frequently encounters the statement "Football is for boys," but this hasn't dissuaded her from being the sole female member of the E-youth team for Blau-Weiß Rädel in Kloster Lehnin, Brandenburg.
German Federal StatesStrange crash occurred in Hansestraße early Friday. A taxi driver, 33, was departing from town when he suddenly noticed a person on the road. He promptly hit the brakes, yet it was too late to prevent the accident. The person was fatally hit by the taxi.
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