Germany floods: Lives turned upside down by cruel, unrelenting natural disaster
A care home resident in Erftstadt who has been forced to evacuate because of the flooding is consoled by a care workerThe once in a lifetime flooding in western Germany has been indiscriminate - creating victims from all of life's ages and stages.Quietly sitting outside on the street they had just been evacuated. Their care home had flooded and cracks had appeared in the walls which structural engineers were concerned about, so they had to leave.
Carers sat with them gently stroking arms or holding hands, trying to offer reassurance. The sadness etched on their faces though suggested their calm words and actions weren't working.In the last year, 78-year-old Johannes Gleason has had to deal with the pandemic, a stroke and the worst floods of his lifetime."The floods were a huge surprise and shock," he told me."The water came so quickly and then they said everyone must leave and the evacuation started.
He was confused about where he was being sent and unsure if he would ever return to the place where he's lived happily for three years.
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