Caption

Reconstruction in the Ahr Valley, after the flood of July 2021, buildings that have not yet been renovated or demolished can be found in many towns, but most buildings have now been repaired or rebuilt, town hall near Altenahr, Rhineland-Palatinate

Date

Oct 12, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK25K18_171

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No

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Rights managed

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127,1Mb (3,8Mb) / 18,1in x 27,2in / 5442 x 8163 (300dpi)

Keywords

many water level construction site house building city urban townhall flood catastrophe destruction misfortune water river body of water climate global warming weather forecast rain weather bad weather Rhineland-Palatinate German reconstruction Europe village administrative building construction work historic meteorology climate change old town renovate damage flooded infrastructure european rainy destroyed demolished repair remove renovation redeveloped Germany precipitation erect erection travel photography Eifel Ahr Valley Downtown Central Europe climate crisis intense rain Historic quarter Flood disaster Conversion work Climate catastrophe numerous building site home structure town urban environment city hall flooding disaster waterfront waters severe weather Rheinland-Pfalz rebuilding administration building historical historic center high tide rain-swept wrecked eliminate restoration restored German Federal Republic construct construction midtown Middle Europe heavy rain Historic district Flood plenty construction area municipal town hall high water place Administration building historic centre bust renewal renovated Republic of Germany built in Setting up city center storm rainfall Rathaus floodwater spot historic city center broken refurbished FRG built city centre torrential rain historic city centre damaged remodeled town center historic old town defective Town centre historical old town corrupted Inner city old city Inner town old district Old town area water levels construction sites houses buildings cities townhalls floods catastrophes destructions misfortunes rivers climates weather forecasts reconstructions administrative buildings construction works old towns renovating damages infrastructures repairs removing raining renovations precipitations erecting erections Historic quarters Flood disasters Conversion works building sites homes administration buildings historically high tides eliminating restorations constructing Historic districts Floods constructions town hall building overhaul restructuring restructurings BRD old historic town water flood water body Water area open water RLP Europe's historical image history image history images Altstadt renovates removes removed removal rains redevelopment erects erected historic part eliminates refurbishment constructs in the centre of