Before the floods, Dernau was a picturesque town, framed by steep valley slopes covered in vineyards. Photo: INA FASSBENDER / AFPThe school can no longer be used either: its pupils are now taking their classes elsewhere. Inside the school, volunteers are working to strip flood-damaged walls, chipping away at a mural painted by the schoolchildren depicting the globe. Some volunteers sleep here in tents and are provided with food, water, and the equipment they need to work in the flooded towns. Marita, 78, a resident of Dernau forced to leave by the disaster, says: “We don’t get much from the state.

Source: The Local September 02, 2021 08:03 UTC