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Bad Münstereifel puts new flood early warning system into operation

The town of Bad Münstereifel, which was severely affected by the 2021 floods, is introducing a new flood early warning system.

ZDF-Magazin-Royale: Flood protection in Germany

In the last episode of ZDF-Magazin Royale Jan Böhmermann reported on the topic of flood protection in Germany!

Reference book “Operativer Hochwasserschutz”

Publication of the reference book “Operativer Hochwasserschutz” by Robert Jüpner and Alexandra Schüller at SpringerVieweg-Verlag.

Launch of the heavy rain and flood protection app for NRW

Since April 25, 2025, citizens in NRW have been able to use the new “H2OCH Wasser App/für's Haus” to check the flood risk of their property.