I know Meppen and Lingen, and there it was/is anything but harmless. Media exaggeration it may be when they write the "whole state is under water". But there are big zones where the situation is very critical. Some dikes have broken for sure. And what we had up rivers here in Northrhine Westphalia, soon get down to them - and it was more water in this region around Münster than during the heavy rain flooding 2014 - and that one was spectacular. When a week ago I did a little bike tour aorund the town in the East, the water blocked me off my planned courses earlier than nine year ago. Which surprised me.
Two or three dikes also have been intentionally broken up beyond preset plans, to flood fields and acres to save towns and villages elsewhere.
I wonder what such floods mean for agrucluterla famrland? I mean its not all clear so-called "green" water, but "grey" water consisting of sewage water and industrial waste water as well, also the fertile sediment layers get washed away, but to what degrees?
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