Caption

Temporary bridges across the Ahr, in the Ahr Valley, after the flood of July 2021, built by the Technical Relief Agency, THW built 19 vehicle bridges and 5 pedestrian bridges after the flood disaster, in places where the flood had destroyed the existing bridges, until today, 4 years later, they are still in operation, here in the wine town of Rech, Mittelahr region, Rhineland-Palatinate

Date

Oct 13, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK25K18_266

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No

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Rights managed

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142,4Mb (9,2Mb) / 28,8in x 19,2in / 8640 x 5760 (300dpi)

Keywords

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