Merkel keeps a promise she made when she was chancellor

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Merkel keeps a promise she made when she was chancellor

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday visited the regions of North Rhine-Westphalia, which in July 2021 were hit by floods that claimed 49 lives in the state and 135 in neighboring Rhineland-Palatinate.

Material damage amounts to tens of billions of euros.

It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in German history, which also had an indirect effect on the 2021 election.

The image of CDU candidate (Merkel's former potential successor) Armin Lasset laughing as President Steinmeier expressed his grief over the disaster angered voters.

Armin Laschet apologized after the criticism, while President Steinmeier gave a somber statement about helping the victims.

During her visit to the region as chancellor, Mrs. Merkel had promised to return, even if she had left the government.

Merkel, accompanied by the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Henrik Wust, visited the reconstruction projects in Bad Münsterreifel and Oiskirchen, talked to the citizens and was informed about the progress of the repairs by the local authorities.

Merkel keeps a promise she made when she was chancellor

Later, in Cologne, he was awarded the highest state award.  


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