9311 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-mobilises-flood-assistance-germany-and-france-2024-01-03_enAfter heavy rainfall the regions of Lower Saxony and Thuringia in Germany and Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France are facing floods and river overflows. In the past days, both countries have requested assistance via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism that has quickly mobilised emergency support.2024-01-03T13:03+0100EC-85093559ab43434827143595d173fa2220240103130300https://www.dailyfinland.fi/europe/35704/Flooding-continues-in-Germany-with-more-rain-expectedThe flood situation remains critical in some regions of the German state of Lower Saxony, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry Hanover told dpa on Tuesday. Further rainfall is expected, meaning water levels could rise and the situation could worsen in some places, the spokesman said.2024-01-02T22:54+0100dailyfinland-fi-b9816baf38d852ede21bbb42545a9ecc20240102225400https://es.euronews.com/2024/01/02/numerosas-zonas-de-alemania-y-francia-anegadas-tras-varios-dias-de-intensas-lluviasLos Estados de Sajonia-Anhalt, Turingia y Baja Sajonia se han visto especialmente afectados. En Francia, una decena de departamentos, situados en el oeste y el norte del país, siguen bajo alerta por inundaciones. La situación sigue siendo tensa en las zonas inundadas de Europa.2024-01-02T18:20+0100euronews-es-4802dcc4bb227b1f9ba4fd5f1e03b80320240102182000https://www.kiratas.com/2024/01/02/many-areas-of-germany-and-france-flooded-after-heavy-rains/The states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Lower Saxony have been particularly affected. In France, a dozen departments, located in the west and north of the country, remain under flood alert. ADVERTISING. The situation remains tense in the flooded areas of Europe.2024-01-02T18:13+0100kiratas-9f0b2f6e578a06574743fd924719804d20240102181300