READ ALSO: Germany’s Merkel sees ‘surreal’ wreckage as Europe flood death tolls top 180Now the debate over what went wrong and what the country can do better is underway. Economics Minister Peter Altmaier also called for a review of possible mistakes in Germany’s disaster protection. “We shouldn’t be mourning this many fatalities in 2021,” Hannah Cloke, a professor of hydrology at Reading University, told German broadcaster ZDF, sparking questions over what went wrong. READ ALSO: Germany questions warning system after flood catastropheWarning apps were used to send out 150 alerts to residents, he said. According to the Rheinische Post, only 8.8 million users nationwide have installed the warning app “Nina” from the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance.

Source: The Local July 19, 2021 08:15 UTC