German floods: Leaders agree on €30-billion reconstruction fund
12 August 2021 |
9:17 am
German regional and federal leaders have agreed to share the costs of rebuilding after July's devastating floods. Chancellor Angela Merkel called it a symbol of "national solidarity."
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