disasters

weather

Raging storm wallops Germany, leaving one man dead

A Bavarian man was reported dead and a train conductor in Baden-Württemberg severely injured on Wednesday after severe storms swept through the country overnight.

weather

Homes ravaged by tornado near Schwerin

A tornado south of Schwerin caused millions of euros in property damages on Thursday evening, but no one was seriously injured, police reported.

weather

Severe storm leaves knee-deep hail

A severe storm in the German state of Baden-Württemberg created what police called “winter conditions” on Wednesday, with hail up to 50-centimetres deep in some places.

technology

Asia launches German tsunami warning system

Nearly four years after the devastating South Asian tsunami that killed some 250,000 people, an early-warning system developed in Germany will be launched in Indonesia on Tuesday.

China

German survives four days under China quake rubble

A German tourist was pulled out of the wreckage of China's earthquake on Saturday, after being buried for 114 hours, Chinese state media said, offering hope that more miracle survival stories could yet emerge.