Now a rapid parliamentary resolution from the Bundestag and Bundesrat is urgently needed, North Rhine-Westphalia state premier and chancellor candidate Armin Laschet (CDU) said on Monday. READ ALSO: Frontrunner to succeed Merkel calls for up to €30 billion to rebuild flood-hit German townsMalu Dreyer, who serves as the state premier in flood-bit Rhineland-Palatinate, agreed. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) politician told the German Editorial Network on Tuesday that haste was the order of the day. Improvements to warning systems up for discussionAccording to the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), the damage to businesses in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate alone amounts to a billion euros. Cautious estimates by local chambers of commerce and industry put the number of companies directly affected at more than 11,000.

Source: The Local August 10, 2021 09:22 UTC