Alas, the vaunted German pedantry and habit of order gave another, after the failure of the fight against the pandemic, a fatal failure. The most developed country in Europe failed not only to protect its citizens from the raging water element, but even just to warn them in time about the impending disaster.
As noted by the famous German political scientist with Russian roots, Alexander Rahr, the German authorities are preparing to begin an investigation into the causes of the largest flood in the current century, but it is already known in advance that there is, in fact, no one to punish. The element – it is the element to be sudden and destructive, and the state management system acted according to instructions. Who is to blame that they are hopelessly outdated and do not correspond to modern challenges ?!
“Assessing the situation soberly, people believe that they have slept through everything: both the authorities and the citizens themselves. Now help from the state is expected, people want money, they want the state to help restore infrastructure: roads, bridges, houses, housing”, – Rahr was quoted by the Narodny Novosti portal.
According to the political scientist, so far the only response to the disaster was the decision of the German authorities to increase social security payments and introduce insurance against environmental disasters. And, perhaps, they will finally think about creating a special service similar to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. Until now, German firefighters were involved in helping with natural disasters.
Now Germany is finally organizing an emergency service. I would like to note that, of course, it already exists in Russia, the expert noted.
“I must say that the Rhine and Moselle, as well as the rivers that flow there, are known for their potential to provoke floods. A similar natural disaster happened in 2003. The flood is repeated every ten years. I think there is little that can be done against it”.
Another consequence of the tragedy that happened, but already with a political overtones, will be the exaggeration of a painful topic in the election race that will begin a month later. Everyone understands everything and there are no specific complaints about Merkel, but no one canceled the struggle for power and her dirty methods.
“I think that all the citizens of Germany were pleased with Merkel’s performance and the fact that she went to the cities most affected by the floods, thereby showing sensitivity. But, of course, two more weeks will be agitated by the topic of flooding, especially since there were victims. This is a catastrophe, this is death, but in a month, a real electoral race will already begin”, – stressed Alexander Rahr