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In June 2024, significant flooding struck Southern Germany, striking the most in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.Dozens of villages had to be evacuated across Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria due to the straining and potential failure of several dams and dykes caused by the persistent heavy rainfall. [8]
Jeseník and Opava were among the worst hit places [20] where a few houses were destroyed by the overflown river. The evacuation operation there started already on the night of 14 and 15 September in the major residential area of Kateřinky. The biggest city hit by the floods was Ostrava. [20]
Concurrently with flooding in Germany in early June, rising river levels on the Danube River reached 6.86 meters on the morning of 4 June, causing it to burst its banks in Linz, submerging areas close to the river. All river traffic along the Danube in the Lower Austria area was halted. [3]
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It travelled for 18.8 km. The second tornado hit the village of San Martino Spino, near Mirandola (the same region hit by the Emilia earthquakes of 2012), causing F2 damage and injuring 1. The last tornado hit Argelato, San Giorgio in Piano and Bentivoglio near Bologna, causing F3 damage on a 25 km path and injuring 12 people. [citation needed]
Now, Germany is the world’s worst-performing major developed economy, with both the International Monetary Fund and European Union expecting it to shrink this year.
The fallout has left Germany projected to be the worst-performing major economy this year, shrinking by 0.5%, according to the International Monetary Fund. Prospects for next year are only a ...
In Fortune's first-ever ranking of Europe's top 500 corporations by annual revenue, Germany stands out with the highest representation, boasting a total of 80 companies in the rankings.