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Germany Floods – And I was there!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
I am bewildered!
I’m quite sure that you’re aware of the tragedy that has struck Germany.
And other nations.
For those of you who have been living under a rock, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, England, China, India, and more, have been devastated by unusual rainfall, that resulted in catastrophic floods.
Floods that turned into natural disasters, previously unseen.
So much so, that in some places, it took all of twenty (20) minutes, before houses, cars, and furniture, were swept away by the havoc and destruction caused by dams breaking, rivers over-flowing and an avalanche of water exploding into streets, pushing into homes, gushing over bridges and roads, crushing into vehicles, and anything else it might meet in it’s path.
And I was there.
Flooding in Europe
Germany Floods
I hadn’t planned to be there.
Obviously!
We were actually on holiday and had opted to spend a fortnight in the magnificent Black Forest /Schwarzwald along the Danube river, the mouth-watering vineyards of the Moselle /Mosel river, and on the historic river of the Rhine / Rhein, since the days of the Roman Empire!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
We chose to holiday in Germany.
In Rhineland-Palatinate / Rheinland-Pfalz.
On a staycation.
To feel safe.
Little did we know of the disaster to come.
With a death toll of 180, more rain to come, and150 people still missing, Germany is reeling in shock and despair over how this could have happened, with no warning.
So what actually happened.
In simple terms:
- Increasingly hot weather
- An exceptional amount of rainfall, in a very short time
- Small rivers that had little or no flood defence, overwhelmed by huge volumes of rain
- The speed in which flooding came into streets. In some cases, mere minutes
- The bursting of dams and riverbanks
- Weak communication on disaster management
- Inadequate or very little warning
- Destruction of homes and local infrastructure leading to emergency accommodation, no electricity, water, or basic facilities
- Urban planning
- Climate change
We started our staycation in Hinterzarten – a resort village of just 2,583 people, in the Black Forest / Schwarzwald in (Baden-Württemberg)
Hinterzarten has been in existence since 1148, and is famously known for competitive ski-jumping!
And as you can see.
Everything was fine.
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
Just look at that soft sand.
You would think we were in the Mediterranean.
But we weren’t.
We were in South Germany!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
We had originally planned to spend just three (3) or four days (4), but decided to stay for five (5) days instead!
After spending five (5) very nice days in the Black Forest, we moved to the Mosel wine-region.
Disaster struck on the night of July 14th, 2021.
Just one night before we were to move towards the Moselle /Mosel River on 15.07.21.
Gulp!
Brauneberg comes around the curve after Bernkastel-Kues! ©Deutsches Weininstitut 2015
This is what we saw on 16.07.21
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
We were very, very lucky.
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
On booking our holiday accommodation, – The Music Producer (my husband), had wanted us to stay on the riverside, I on the other hand, had seen a vineyard which I thought was very nice.
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
Luckily for all of us, I managed to convince him so that in fact, the house we eventually rented, was a vineyard, that was part of a wine estate.
In Brauneberg.
On higher ground.
In the hills!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
Brauneberg is a traditional town of just 1,129 people, with a history as far back as 588!
Famous for it’s vineyards and delicious wines.
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
You can see the slope as The Music Producer and The Tall Young Gentleman began the walk down the hill.
To the village.
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
However, if you look carefully, you can still see the over-flowing river from high-up where we were!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
And why a bunch of caravan travellers thought it prudent to camp in those fields BESIDE the river, I really haven’t a clue?!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
But the village itself was a bit of a mess and was swimming in water.
In fact, the local Brauneberg Tourism office was drenched, and a house that was offering apartments for rent in the village, had water flowing inside, up to the first (European) /and second (American) floor!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021.
This apartment for rent?
Sadly, no longer.
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021.
The water in the above picture led into the shed of a local lady that I spoke to about the flood, who was trying her best to recover her property, and scoop out the mud.
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
The backdoor of the Brauneberg tourism office!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – July 2021
The Tall Young Gentleman standing on the edge of the (now) receding water!
Climate change has never been more real.
So, what can YOU do to help?
How you can help!
SHOULD I GO THERE?
Absolutely not!
Experts, professionals and local authorities are on the ground to help at the scene. There is a co-ordinated rescue response ongoing and there are still danger spots in some regions.
You’d only get in the way.
CAN I DONATE FOOD & CLOTHING?
Of course.
Most of the victims desperately need food, clothing and toiletries, but you would need to contact local organisations in order to find out how to do this, as logistics is an issue.
The Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance /Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe has set up a homepage giving details of locations.
If you click on the district, it will lead you to the areas affected.
If you scroll down those pages you will see links with the words “help” or “hilfe”, this will lead you to real individuals who have requested specifics on what items they need such as furniture, household items, clothing, etc.
However, most of the larger charities kindly request cash donations instead, because funding can be sent to the areas that need them, and they don’t have the capacity to accept donations in kind.
Here’s the government homepage.
WHICH ORGANISATIONS ARE LEGIT?
The Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance /Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe has set up a homepage giving details of the districts affected.
If you click on the district, it will lead you to the areas affected.
If you scroll down those pages you will see links with the words “help” or “hilfe”, this will lead you to real individuals who have requested specifics on what items they need such as furniture, household items, clothing, etc.
Please be careful when sending cash donations, and double-check that the organisation or charity is legitimate as sadly, scammers have taken advantage of the tragedy.
Here are some respectable /official organisations:
Donation account for victims in Rhineland-Palatinate
The state government in Rhineland-Palatinate has set up a donation account for those affected in the state. The details for bank transfer are:
Landeshauptkasse Mainz
IBAN: DE78 5505 0120 0200 3006 06
BIC: MALADE51MNZ
Keyword: “Katastrophenhilfe Hochwasser” (Disaster Aid Flood)
Here’s the Press Release.
Germany’s Relief Coalition /Aktion Deutschland Hilft e.V.
Germany’s Relief Coalition /Aktion Deutschland Hilft e.V. provides emergency aid to the people affected by the tragedy, helping families who have lost their homes in the floods.
It has set up a donation account for flood victims.
Keyword: “Hochwasser Deutschland” or “Flood Germany”
Here’s the Aktion Deutschland Hilft website in English!
The German Life Saving Association /Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e.V.(DLRG)
The German Life Saving Association /Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft e.V. (DLRG) are experts in water rescue.
They’re at the scene in boats helping to sort through the wreckage, and request that people who wish to donate money should contact regional associations in:
- North Rhine
- Westphalia
- Rhineland-Palatinate
Donations to the respective accounts should be marked with the keyword “Hochwassereinsatz 2021” as a clear indicator as to what the money is for.
Here’s the DLRG website.
The Foundation for Technical Relief /Stiftung Technisches Hilfswerk (THW)
The Foundation for Technical Relief /Stiftung Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) helps out on the scene of disasters and civil protection, and works with up to 80,000 volunteers across Germany!
The page is in German, but if you scroll down, the donation details are in English too!
Here’s the THW website
Malteser Germany /Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V.
Malteser Germany /Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V. is an organisation with up to 300 volunteers on flood relief missions, with hundreds more on standby.
It also offers non-judgemental spiritual support regardless of faith, gender, sexual orientation or world view.
Keyword: “Nothilfe in Deutschland” (Emergency aid in Germany)
Here’s the Malteser website.
Diakonie Wuppertal
Diakonie Wuppertal is a a regional christian charity.
It is asking for donations for victims of the floods who live in Wuppertal.
Keyword: “Hochwasser” (flood).
Here’s the Diakonie Wuppertal website.
Thanks very much!
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©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – May 2020
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Germany Floods – And I was there!
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Tragedy has struck Europe.
Could you have ever imagined it?
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Thanks a million!
Were you shocked by the havoc and destruction caused by destructive flooding or is global warming to blame?
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The UK Withdrawal Agreement Deadline – June 30th, 2021. If you’re British, you’d better hurry up!
UPDATE – JUNE 25th!
Germany has extended the “trust” period for employing UK citizens post-Brexit to the end of 2021!
The latest version of can be found in the DOWNLOADS section in the middle of this article!
Hey everyone!
The last time I “spoke” to you, I wrote about a rabbit!
Not today mate!
It’s been a while, but I’m sure you haven’t forgotten that even though I live in Germany, I am indeed British.
And a very proud British German at that!
But let me be clear.
I might be German and a 100% for Europe, but I’m still British, and I’ll be British to the end!
You heard that here first, so let’s get down to the nitty-gritty!
The UK Withdrawal Agreement! What’s that?
Before we go any further, let me make it clear that I am not a lawyer, so if you need legal advice, go ahead and contact an expert specialised in naturalisation / citizenship matters. This post is based on my personal experience and material provided by the British Embassy in Berlin. For the sake of clarity, this article will focus on Germany.
I assume no liability for the accuracy of the enclosed data.
Right, now that’s out of the way, let’s push on.
The Brexit transition period, otherwise known as the Withdrawal Agreement came full circle on December 31st, 2020.
This Agreement sets out the terms of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, and provides for a deal on Citizens’ Rights.
It set out a transition period which lasted until 31st December 2020.
What this means is that British people who do not have dual citizenship, will no longer be able to move freely within the EU!
As long as you remain resident in Germany at the end of the transition period, you will be covered by the Withdrawal Agreement, and your rights will be protected.
Any rights that are not covered by the Withdrawal Agreement will be the subject of future negotiations.
In plain English, if you’re a British citizen and moved from the UK to Germany or if you’re in Germany and want to move to a different EU country, if you haven’t already requested residency documentation, you’d better hurry up!
The Withdrawal Agreement secures:
- residency
- the right to work or study
- access to healthcare, benefits and education
- lifetime protection of pensions
- the right to bring existing close family members to live with you
If you live in Germany, click here or here
I’ve been clamouring for years for Brits in Germany to get dual British – German citizenship, however, not all is lost.
In order to secure these rights, you should request a new residence document by 30 June 2021.
If you haven’t a clue what I’m talking about or simply tuned everything out in the last few years months, here are some links to get you going:
Residency
UK nationals in Germany should report their residence to their local foreigners authority (Ausländerbehörde) by 30 June 2021.
Missing the deadline will not lead to a loss of Withdrawal Agreement rights however, having an Residence Document GB or Aufenthaltsdokument-GB in the future, will make it easier to prove that you hold those rights.
You’ll need to do so in when travelling internationally, applying for jobs, or making benefit or pension claims.
Anyone who has not yet reported their residence should take action now.
For more info, click here
Passport
Please check if you need to renew your British passport now! As a UK national travelling abroad, it must:
- have at least 6 months left
- be less than 10 years old (even if it has 6 months or more left)
If you do not renew your passport, you might not be able to travel to most EU countries and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
To check if your passport is valid for travel to Europe, click here
To renew a British passport, click here
NOTE: These rules do not apply to travel to Ireland. You can continue to use your passport as long as it’s valid for the length of your stay.
Citizens’ Rights – EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU
If you’re not sure of your rights, the UK government has written a document that outlines the rights you can expect from 01.01.21.
For more details click here
Brexit transition – New rules for 2021
Are you worried about the new rules in 2021?
You’re not alone!
‘Best to get up to date information from the UK govt itself. Click here
Visit Europe from 1 January 2021
For everything you need to know if you’re a UK Citizen visiting / travelling to any part of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, please check details from the official GOV.UK website. Click here
Or read this: Warning! If you’re British, live in Europe and want to travel in 2021, here’s what you need to know!
Brexit!
Need I say more.
As you all know, I’m a very proud British person but as the coronavirus pandemic raged through the world, Britain fell apart and continued it’s thorny path to a hard Brexit. Was it any wonder that British expats in Britain, and beyond, scoured for information as to what to do, and landed on my page?
I’ve personally been through the process and have retained both British & German citizenship. It’s still not too late so if you need any help, I offer a consultancy which you can find here!
Meanwhile, read on:
- Warning! If you’re British, live in Europe and want to travel in 2021, here’s what you need to know!
- Brexit: the UK’s EU Referendum – Real facts you should know
- Brexit: So Britain is out of the European Union. Now what?
- 10 reasons why being a British European is a really good thing!
- Article 50 & Brexit in the UK. Everything you need to know!
- Brexit is Boring!
I don’t usually write about politics on my blog, but that was the beginning of my doing so.
I’m so glad that I live in Germany, because I applied for German nationality a few years ago, and got it!
Anything Else?
Do you have the new residence document for UK nationals in Germany (Aufenthaltsdokument-GB)?
Stay up to date for the latest up-to-date UK / Germany government info!
For government websites, click here!
- The Living in Germany guide – Foreign & Commonwealth Office / Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK) – English
- Living in Europe guide (GOV.UK) – English
- Residence documentation for UK nationals in Germany guide (GOV.UK) – English
- Information and events for British citizens in Germany – British Embassy Berlin, British Consulate General Dusseldorf, and British Consulate General Munich (GOV.UK) – English
- The UK Government’s passport checking tool (GOV.UK) – English
- Key facts and actions to take information sheet (GOV.UK) – English
- ‘The Withdrawal Agreement: Your rights & actions you need to take’ booklet (GOV.UK) – English
- UK in Germany – the British Consulate & Embassy Facebook page – English
- How to confirm your rights step by step (Guide) – United Kingdom National Support Fund (UKNSF) – English
- FAQ on Brexit and the online registration form – Berlin Immigration Office – English
- Online registration for residency if you live in Berlin – Landesamt für Einwanderung, Berlin (LEA) – English
- Aufenthaltsdokument-GB – Senatsverwaltung für Inneres und Sport / BerlinOnline Stadtportal – German
- Residence document-GB – Landesamt für Einwanderung, Berlin (LEA) – English
- Certificate of registration at the main residence (Meldebestätigung) – German
- Information for UK nationals and their family members about the right of residence provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement – Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) – English
- Guidance on employment rights of UK nationals in Germany – Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat (BMI) – German
- Guidance on employment rights of UK nationals in Germany – Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) – English
- Q&A – Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) – German
- The Federal Employment Agency hotline for UK nationals in Germany (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) – English
- The Federal Government’s Application Notes for the Implementation of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement – German
- The Federal Government’s Application Notes for the Implementation of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement – English
- The UK National Support Fund Programme (UKNSF) – Internationale Organisation für Migration (IOM) Deutschland – German
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Quite frankly, in the political mess that we find ourselves, nobody is a winner!
It’s complicated!
But whatever your thoughts, if you’re British, live in Europe and want to travel in 2021, here’s what you need to know!
The UK Withdrawal Agreement Deadline – June 30th, 2021. If you’re British, you’d better hurry up!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – May 2020
Thank you so much everyone. I really appreciate it lots.
Thank you for making this blog real, reading, commenting, and connecting. You’re all amazing.
All content will continue to remain free of charge but if you feel like buying me a cup of tea, I will graciously accept!
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The UK Withdrawal Agreement Deadline – June 30th, 2021. If you’re British, you’d better hurry up!
This article is not sponsored.
The Withdrawal Agreement Deadline is almost up. Get ready!
Watch this space!
DISCLOSURE!
Please note that The British Berliner is a participant in affiliate programmes designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by advertising and linking to World Nomads Travel Insurance & Booking.com.
In short, there are two affiliate link companies connected to this post!
Every time one of these services is used, booked, and paid for via my link, I get a little percentage, but at no extra cost to yourself!
A win-win for all!
Note! I never travel without insurance as you never know what might happen.
I learnt my lesson in Spain. And obviously, in countries like Qatar, where technically the risk is higher, I can’t imagine going that far beyond, WITHOUT INSURANCE. No siree! You can get yours here, at World Nomads!
So what are you waiting for?
Thanks a million!
If you are British in Germany, are you ready?
See you in Berlin.
If you have any questions, send me a Tweet, talk to me on Facebook, find me on LinkedIn, make a comment below or send me an Email: victoria@thebritishberliner.com
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When a strange rabbit came to live in our garden – goodness me. No!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – August 2021
Hey everyone.
It’s April!
How are you doing?
Nope. Don’t answer that!
Nevertheless, I hope you’re all well?
It’s been a while since I wrote you on this here blog, but I’ve been working at home and using my spare time in our organic garden.
I love gardening, so I’m obsessed with growing as much food as we can.
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – April 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – April 2021
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Germany – April 2021
Meanwhile, as far as The British Berliner is concerned, I’m always in the various British-German forums on Facebook and literally all over Twitter – my favourite social media platform — so if you haven’t been to Twitter for a while do so now.
When a strange rabbit came to live in our garden – goodness me. No!
Tweet
And while you’re at it.
Follow me or Like ALL of my tweets.
Go on then.
I’m waiting.
Thanks!
©Samuel Rodriguez – United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives
My last post was on a coronavirus vaccination guide for Expat Berliners.
If you’re absolutely against the coronavirus vaccine, don’t read it!
However, if you live in Berlin and would like more information about how to get vaccinated, here’s what to do and a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) – Click here!
So obviously, this is a fun post but if you think I’m joking.
I’m really not!
This actually happened.
Last summer!
I know. Right!
So here’s the story …
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – August 2020
So sometime in August, I was minding my own business and merely looking through the garden window as you do, when I saw what I thought to be a dog.
A small dog sprinting across our lawn.
A dog!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – August 2020
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – August 2020
Well, that’s wrong ‘cos even though we love dogs, my husband doesn’t!
So we don’t have dogs at home.
What we do have, are cats.
Two of ’em!
So a dog running across our lawn isn’t an option.
On closer inspection, I found out that it wasn’t a dog.
It was in fact, a cute fluffy rabbit!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – August 2020
A rabbit I tell you.
In our garden!
In Berlin!
Now what would a rabbit be doing on our lawn?
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – August 2020
Making itself at home, munching on our vegetable garden apparently, that’s what!
Well, we can’t have that ‘cos
Remember what I said earlier.
We have cats!
Cats that would delight in “playing” with a very small rabbit!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – August 2020
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – August 2020
I first saw it about 8:30 in the morning and it seemed to disappear thereafter.
But no.
At about 7:30 in the evening, it came back again!
We weren’t really sure what to do as we didn’t want a blood bath on our hands.
Or even worse.
A fox lurking through the garden!
Yep.
I might live in Germany’s capital city, but our leafy suburb of Prenzlauerberg / Pankow, has foxes!
We called the local Animal Shelter who told us to keep an eye on it, and if we still saw it by the weekend, we should call again!
We were extremely worried and concerned that “something might happen,” so we alerted our neighbours.
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – August 2020
We put notices up on Facebook, Twitter, and all my social media channels, looking for the owner of a lost rabbit!
We even put a poster in the local neighbourhood newspaper, but to no avail.
There was no response.
Nothing.
Nada.
Was there no child in tears and anguish, longing for their missing pet?
Apparently not!
And worse, because of the pandemic, the Berlin Animal Shelter couldn’t in fact, take the rabbit, neither could the local farmyard in Prenzlauerberg!
©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – August 2020
Oh dear.
So what happened next?
Well, that rabbit was in and out of our garden for almost four weeks!
Until at last, somebody came to claim it.
A person that lived just three gardens down!
And how come they hadn’t seen all our anguish requests of ownership?
Why indeed?
‘Cos they’d been on holiday!
?!#*?!!
Anyhoo, the rabbit went back to its rightful owner, and we could finally “relax” knowing that our cats could roam freely.
And even though we’re in the middle of a global pandemic.
Life was good.
Phew!
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©Victoria Ade-Genschow – The British Berliner – Berlin – May 2020
That’s it for now.
Thank you so much everyone. I really appreciate it lots.
Thank you for making this blog real, reading, commenting, and connecting. You’re all amazing.
All content will continue to remain free of charge but if you feel like buying me a cup of tea, I will graciously accept!
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Yay!
Watch this space!
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So what are you waiting for?
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